Essays on Montana 1948

So everyone knows siblings are usually different but some carry some similar traits, they usually have the same outline for personality but different opinions or actions depending on early childhood. In the novel, we read I have noticed some subtle and not so subtle differences between Wesley’s behavior or opinion and Franks. Let me introduce...

1. “The harshness of the land and the flattening effect of wind and sky probably accounted for the relative tranquility of Mercer County. Life was simply too hard…nothing was left over for raising hell or making trouble.” In this chapter, David immediately draws a connection between the people of Mercer County, Montana, and the natural...

David Hayden lived with his parents in Mercer County, Montana. A rather peaceful and quiet community, that has to deal with the harshness of the marginal land and frigid winter climate. To David, a social recluse, the rawness of the environs was a blessing as he never liked the town confinements. This traumatic story begins...