Montana++Group+Five

DATE:3/21/11 GROUP #:5 MEMBERS: Dakota, Kaan, Anderson, Aaron
 * 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
 * Father's Gun
 * Radio station that Marie liked to listen to
 * The Winds in south Dakota smelt like dirt

· 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- (Wess) cool headed understanding jealous of brother Narrator’s mother- (Gail)likes wind neat freak germ-phobic (like Kaan) caring Marie and Ronnie Tall Bear-nice people, Indians Uncle Frank (and Aunt Gloria)-doctor, loved my many except Indians because he is a rapist Grandfather

· Interesting Passages (at least two passages, cited in proper MLA format)

· Questions/ Predictions you have:

· Connections to modern life or your personal life

//Thesis-// The problems that occurred in the summer of 1948 was caused by the Hayden family’s racism against Native Americans. //Reason 1// - Grandfather was racist, (which led to Frank and Wesley to be racist) //Reason 2-// Frank was racist //Reason 3// - Wesley was racist -Frank and Wes following their father’s footsteps -Didn’t care that Frank molested Indians and wanted him not to be locked up. When he goes to Wesley’s house to see what’s going on, he says “What the hell am I supposed to think? Screwing an Indian. Or feeling her up or whatever. You don’t lock up a man for that. you don’t lock up your brother.” -Refers to Sioux tribe as “red meat” whenever he talks about them. When he was talking to Wes about Frank wanting a kid, he claimed that the son/daughter should be white. He also said, "Come on, boy. You know Frank's always been partial to red meat." -Frank has beat up Native Americans before after they were chasing Wes -Frank making jokes about a treatment dance when he heard about Marie. Once Wes called Frank because they found out about Marie’s illness, after hanging up the phone, Wesley said, “Frank said maybe he’d do a little dance around the bed. And if that doesn’t work he’ll try beating some drums” -Abuses his powers against Native Americans because he believes that once he rapes them, whom will people trust more. Him (a doctor) or some Indian girl? -Wes prevents David from wearing a pair of moccasins because they would make him "as lazy and as flat-footed as an Indian". -He claims that Native Americans are "ignorant, lazy, superstitious, and irresponsible". The problems in Hayden family in Montana 1948 were caused by the racism they held toward Native Americans. It all started with the grand father being racist toward Native Americans. Which then in turn rubbed off on Frank and Wes as children. This caused many problems for them later in their life it will also affect their kids. This also applies to life in general. Racism affects many things, it can drive people to unthinkable acts.
 * Introduction**
 * Section 1**
 * Section 2**
 * Section 3**
 * Conclusion**