Montana+Group+Four

DATE: GROUP #: MEMBERS:
 * Book Group Template**

For your reading of //Montana 1948//, book groups will meet four times to discuss the novel and address each aspect listed below. Take notes on your wiki for each of your meetings and save it to your group’s Wiki, noting the date and members names at the top.

**This is the reading/book discussion schedule. Be sure you have completed each part prior to the book discussion day.**

1) Part One, Monday, March 21st 2) Part Two, Thursday, March 24th 3) Part Three, Monday, March 28th 4) Afterward/Epilogue, Wednesday, March 30th

**Directions: Write your notes for every category below on your group’s wiki space. Be sure to discuss in your groups:**

· Imagery/ Symbolism dd Part 1 - The ranch, where he wants to spend all his time at. n Part 2 - the horse he said he likes riding the horse that makes him feel happy.

· Character Behavior or Psychology: For Part one you **must** focus on characterization of the main characters listed below. **For each character, discuss all three modes of characterization:** You must use textual evidence for each of these three elements of characterization
 * 1. What the character says **
 * 2. What the character does **
 * 3. What others/narrator says about the character **

Narrator’s Father - He is the sheriff in town and he got the job from his dad. He does not really want to be the sheriff. He was a good lawyer but didn't want to let his dad down. Narrator’s mother (Gail) - She is a smart woman. She doesn't want to live in montana anymore. She wants her husband to drop the sheriff job and be a lawyer agian. Marie and Ronnie Tall Bear - Marie is the house keeper of David's house. She watches David when his parents are not home. Ronnie Tall Bear is Marie's boyfriend is a big athletic guy. He could of gone to college for a sport but since he was an Indian he couldn't. Uncle Frank (and Aunt Gloria) – He is very intelligent because he was in the army as a doctor. Aunt Gloria is a common worried woman. Frank was a war hero. In the story he was a doctor that saved many lives in the army. Others say he is a very good doctor. They say that because he saved many lives. He was well respected untill they found out he raped Indian women. Grandfather – The grandfather is well respected and a leader. He gets elected and reelected to be sheriff every year and lived in a apartment above the bar. Grandmother - She is a common woman in montana. She is also a very worried woman. She wants everyone to be safe. Len McAuley - He is a quiet older man who brews bear. He was listening David's father, Wes, while he was talking about the problems he was having. Daisy McAuley - A loud lady who is married to Len, and listens to David's mom when she has problems. · Interesting Passages (at least two passages, cited in proper MLA format) Marie was being raped by Uncle Frank. (Part 1 page 40-41) When Narrators dad wasn't sure who to believe his brother or housekeeper. (Part 1 page 54) When Wes was talking to Marie about the incident with Uncle Frank. (Part 2 page 63-66)

· Questions/ Predictions you have: Part 1 - People are not going to believe Marie because she is an Indian. Also Uncle Frank is going to do what ever he can to do to get people to believe him. Part 2 - People are now going to believe Marie because the dad knows Frank raped an Indian woman in the past. But Uncle Frank may run away or hide so people cant find him. · Connections to modern life or your personal life Part 1 - People like Uncle Frank change into people you wouldn't believe. Part 2 - You would be shocked to see people you are close to into total strangers.


 * Racism is the dominant aspect not included from the american myth.**
 * So although the american dream doesn't talk about racism but it is involved. that is because everyone will do anything for money and foreigners come and do anything just to make money.**

**Introduction** Racism is the dominant aspect not included from the american myth. Although the American dream doesn't talk about racism it is involved. Everyone will do anything for money and foreigners come and do anything just to make money. Uncle Frank rapes only Indian girls. The narrators dad thinks negatively to the Indians. The narrator kind of thinks that the Indian women work in house keeping because they need money. Racism is the reason The Hayden men have problems. **Supporting Section #1:** The narrator kind of thinks that the Indian women work in house keeping because they need money."because my mother worked, we had a house keeper living with us. Her name was MArie Little Soldier." Section 1 page 24 bottom of the page. "among my friends the rumor was that frenchy kept locked in his storeroom a fat old toothless Indian woman whom anyone could have sex with for two dollars. " Section 1 page 24-25. People think that Indians and foreigners will do anything for money. So the indians and other foreigners handle a lot of racism. **Supporting Section //#2//** The Narrator's father, Wes, was the sheriff of the town. He often had to go and do work in the nearby Indian Reservation. Although he claims he was not prejudice or racist against Indians, he thought that they were lesser than the white men. ü "He believed Indians, with only a few exceptions, were ignorant, lazy, superstitious, an irresponsible." (p. 34)

**Supporting Section #3:** ü Frank is the narrator's uncle and Wes's brother. He is a doctor although he is accused of molesting and raping little Indian girls. ü "Frank said maybe he'd do a little dance around the bed. And if that doesn't work he'll try beating some drums." (p.35) ü "is that your brother has molested Indian girls" (p.45) ü Both these quotes show how Frank doesn't really care about the Indians. He just uses them and thinks they are lower then him.

**Conclusion:** ü A rephrasing of your thesis and three main ideas ü Summarize but also synthesize. Answer the question, “So what?” Why is this important to think about? What larger questions or truths are suggested by what you have discussed? What is the “bigger picture” here? Make the reader feel satisfied that he or she has just viewed something worthwhile.