Montana
Montana 1948 by Larry Watson is a novel in which the story serves as a background to describe the behavior of a society. ... Montana 1948 is narrated by twelve-year-old boy, named David Hayden. David tells about the murder of his maid Marie, a Native American, and how it affects his familys life in a small town in Montana in 1948. ... He also makes an explicit reference to the inferiority of the "city boy" by saying "Out in Montana you wouldnt be worth dirtying a mans hands on. ... They both had to pay a price for it: Marie with her life and Wesley by having to leave Montana. ... By analyzing the episode of the bachelors party and other related passages, we come to the conclusion that Montana 1948 is partly about powerful people and their approach in dealing with others and with situations they dont like.