it went down in montaña 2

From the beginning, I knew that montana was going to prove to be an entertaining book. The narrator, David did a good job telling the story of how his brother caught his uncle raping and killing indian women. This led me to question whether or not other native american rape cases were similar to that of marie little soldier's. It was very big of Wes to be able to turn Frank in, even after acknowledging the fact that it may destroy his family's good name forever. He knew that doing what was morally right was more important than protecting a family member. What I loved about his book was the way they told of the internal conflict that Wes and David faced. They made it very intriguing, and easy to read along with. Frank ended up committing suicide, not being able to bear the memory of all the sins he committed. The family wishes to cover up the murder cases and shield it all as a suicide, but David's grandfather is stuck on the fact that Wes betrayed the family name. He is focused on the idea that the most important this is loyalty and not justice, so the family is forced out of Mercer County, and they relocate where they try to repatch their lives and start again. i liked the book a lot, and thought it was a great way to end the cycle of books.

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yall know what goes down in montaña.. uno

     The much anticipated Montana 1948 has so far lived up to expectations. It is becoming a very interesting story as the plot progresses. So far, the reader has learned that some serious scandals have been going down in the small, seemingly boring town of Mercer County. The narrator's father, Wes is the sheriff of the town. His wife, Gail does not believe that her husband is happiest as a sheriff, and she thinks he would be happier as an attorney, (although I think it is abundantly clear that the soul reason she wishes for him to be an attorney is so that he would be able to bring home enough cash for them to get out of montana.)  Wes believes that indians are irresponsible, lazy, ignorant, and superstitious. The sheriff's brother, Frank is the town's well respected doctor. But, he is involved in scandals galore. These are uncovered when the family maid, Marie Little Soldier becomes ill and she does not wish to be treated by Frank. Wes, being a sheriff, investigates the odd case, and uncovers the heinous truth about his brother. Frank had been sexually assaulting the indian women whom he treats in his office, and killing them; even though he attempts to convince the family that Marie died of pnemonia.

     Here's where the plot gets intriguing.. Wes has been presented with a terrifying dilemma, to turn his brother in, or not to turn his brother in. Morally and ethically, it obviously makes sense to turn him in, as he is the sheriff of the town and owes that to his citizens to keep them safe. BUT, loyalty (which proves to be a theme) is another thing that Wes must consider before putting his brother behind bars. He thinks he owes it to his family to keep his mouth shut and his brother free. David, in this situation becomes indecisive as well, because he believes that Marie Little Soldier was not refusing medical service because she was superstitious. He also saw Frank come out of Marie's room around the time of her death. As this book heats up, I can tell that it's not going to be a dull read and that I am not going to dread it.

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