Montana 1948 Character Analysis

David is a 12 course old boy from a sm every(prenominal) townsfolksfolk c alled Bentrock in Montana, David has a very confined per give-and-takeality, in different words he has to watch what he says or does because of the relate he was given at kindred as a Hayden- a very respectable name in his shoes town as his father is the sheriff, Uncle a doctor and his grandpa like his father was sheriff in any case.During the class of 1948 David as a young boy got caught up in all the drama of his Uncles sins molesting Indian wo men, when David eaves drops and hears ab appear(p) what his uncle had do is the major move point for him, he is no long-dated a little kid still forthwith after his opinions of his family had changed he had lost all his innocence and was left in the middle of the role.After conclusion out about his Uncles assaults on Indian women, David analyzes his uncle leaving the house whilst in the neighbours outhouse through a peep hole, that day when arrivin g sept he identifys that Marie Little Soldier had been murdered, Marie is an Indian that whole kit and caboodle in his home and had made the accusations on his uncle, David love Marie in a young boy shape of way as in that respect was only unmatchable kind of love for a 12 year old boy, She was young and beautiful and understood David.After Davids father had impri male childed his uncle in his cellar, four men that worked for Davids Grandfather arrived at his home ordain to jail break his Uncle, Davids mother mystifyz a warning fire in assign to scare them away from the house merely they didnt budge so Len Mcauley, Davids neighbour whom David sentiment was in love with his mother came over and pointed his flatulency at them ordering them away from the home and shake them off. Davids mother then hugged him thankfully and asked for David to crossroads them, but for David it looked unfaithful so he stood in that location with his fathers gun so it didnt look problemat ic if his father emerged.After this scene Davids mother coherent her chum salmon in law to be freed for the rubber eraser of her family and home, that night David heard his uncle smashing glasses from the root cellar and awoke the next day to find later in the morning his father hugging his dead pal with gashes on both his wrists in a pond of blood, after this situation David was relieved for the fact that there would be no trial, no more than women molested, no bad name put to his family and no more trouble, he was thankful to his uncle but that was not the nullify of it.Davids Grandfather practically disowned the family making in unbearable to live in Bentrock no longer than a few months after his uncles finish Davids family moved away. Wesley HaydenWesley Hayden is David Haydens father, was born in 1910 in mercer county, when he was a teenager a horse kicked his leg, breaking it giving him a everlasting limp in the shape of a V so we know that he is disabled, in the adva nce(prenominal) twenties Wesley and his family moved to Bentrock and lived on a cattle ranch just outside on Bentrock, Wesley graduate from the university of north Dakota law civilise, and he was a extremity of both the northern Dakota and Montana state finish association his wife believed that the family would be better if he had a calling as an attorney but his father Julian Hayden wanted to keep the family name and popularity going on in the family and passed his job as Sheriff down to his eldest intelligence Wesley.I see Wesley Hayden as a pushover, he pushed a honour career away because his father had told him to and he went to law check because his wife told him to as closely. In the original Wesley is put in a very, very difficult situation by having to convict his own brother for the assaults on Indian woman during his appointments at the reserve- at starting time Wesley believes the accusations but tries to cover up the situation by making up excuses for his br other, but is then pushed by his wife to take exploit, if Wesley hadnt been pushed to take action he never would have. This is a major turning point for Wesley as well as David because its a big thing and he knows that its injure and has no choice not to do anything because he is the sheriff and his wife is very strong on her beliefs.Another turning point in the novel for Wesley is when his son tells him that he had seen his brother leaving the house the good afternoon that Marie had died this is a huge turning point because now Wesley has to do something major about the situation because its not something that you can just brush off, Wesley has to find Indian women to testify against his brother, but has then trial run out of options and decides to imprison his brother in the basement to save the embarrassment of his brother. When Wesleys father finds out that his son is being imprisoned in his other sons home he demands for him to be freed but when he is refused, he sounds 4 me n that work on his ranch to break him free. After Wesleys brother commits suicide in his basement, Wesleys father disowns him as a son and loses contact with him. Wesley, his wife and his son move to Fargo when Wesleys wife decides that she wants to move out of Bentrock. Dies from cancer. Gail Hayden Wesley Haydens wife and David Haydens mother, from Eastern ND in the Red River Valley, Wanted her husband to be himself and not a Hayden.Wanted to move back to North Dakota Concerned about Davids values, Wished for a larger federation to raise David in, one not so slow escapable, Worked as a sceretary in the Register full treatment Office at the courthouse across the street from the Hayden home. Gail Hayden is a very stern and faithful woman, she is very well mannered and has one son (David), Davids birth was very difficult for her so she had only heady to have one son. The turning point for Gail is also the same turning point as her son and husbands, even though she doesnt know wha t her son knows, she tries to keep it as much as a secret from him because he is only twelve geezerhood old. One problem that Gail is faced with is protecting her home from her father-in-laws men, she is forced to fire warning shots, this is very weird for Gail because she is very well mannered and a doll so its very unexpected.At the end of the novel when Gail asks to move away from Bentrock we know its because 2 race had died in her own home and it would be a great way to start fresh without volume talking about them in Bentrock. Gail dies from a midriff attack Frank hayden Davids uncle, war hero, doctor, witty, charismatic, charming, rapist, two- faced. He had been a star athlete in high school and college, During WWII on a Pacific Island, he carried iii soldiers to safety. He is a killer and committed suicide. In the beginning of the novel frank is the bigger psyche compared to Wesley, he is more handsome, charming and he is a war hero with a very rewarding profession be sides the fact that he uses it for the wrong reasons. The big turning point for Frank is when he finds out that Marie had told on him for accusations of rape and assualt