Montana 1948
English Essay By Raymond Nguyen .
Hello my name is Ray, today I will be discussing the novel we have been studying; Larry Watson's 'Montana 1948". Watson's stereotype of a 1940's housewife is depicted through the characters Enid and Gail. The reader is shown throughout the text of female characters re: to take the backseat in relationships and that their place is in the home. Merce County during the 1940's, this idea is shown to the reader constantly by Larry Watson in the novel. Watson presents this stereotype as one that can be tested; only if first the character chooses to do so. Both Enid and Gail have the power to push these limits and be heard only when they free themselves from the stereo type in question. It is very hard not to think of Enid and Gail as people who comfortably fit the mould when every other female does. So Gail tries to use her power to sway the outcome of decisions but this ultimately does not work, this is not surprising due to the social rank of females in this area. ****
Gail and Enid push the limits of a 1940's housewife when they are fighting for the love of family protection. When Gail is faced with an adverse situation dangering her family she immediately acts out of the mould 1940's society has set for a houswife; where as Enid saves her family from being torn apart by distance when sending mail to Wesley when they have moved apart. Gail has been free from the stereotypical restrictions the housewife has when Dale Paris had come to break out Frank she had taken flight immediately, "You get away from there! do you hear me?" Gail Hayden makes the decision to turn from housewife into figure of power and authority not previously seen in the text which is a turning point in the noval. Watson used the Shotgun she wielded as a symbol of masculinity for the housewife. Enid Hayden also chooses to break the mould when she defies Julian and sends mail to Wes; this is an apparent change from her normal behaviour "Enid wrote to us
Hello my name is Ray, today I will be discussing the novel we have been studying; Larry Watson's 'Montana 1948". Watson's stereotype of a 1940's housewife is depicted through the characters Enid and Gail. The reader is shown throughout the text of female characters re: to take the backseat in relationships and that their place is in the home. Merce County during the 1940's, this idea is shown to the reader constantly by Larry Watson in the novel. Watson presents this stereotype as one that can be tested; only if first the character chooses to do so. Both Enid and Gail have the power to push these limits and be heard only when they free themselves from the stereo type in question. It is very hard not to think of Enid and Gail as people who comfortably fit the mould when every other female does. So Gail tries to use her power to sway the outcome of decisions but this ultimately does not work, this is not surprising due to the social rank of females in this area. ****
Gail and Enid push the limits of a 1940's housewife when they are fighting for the love of family protection. When Gail is faced with an adverse situation dangering her family she immediately acts out of the mould 1940's society has set for a houswife; where as Enid saves her family from being torn apart by distance when sending mail to Wesley when they have moved apart. Gail has been free from the stereotypical restrictions the housewife has when Dale Paris had come to break out Frank she had taken flight immediately, "You get away from there! do you hear me?" Gail Hayden makes the decision to turn from housewife into figure of power and authority not previously seen in the text which is a turning point in the noval. Watson used the Shotgun she wielded as a symbol of masculinity for the housewife. Enid Hayden also chooses to break the mould when she defies Julian and sends mail to Wes; this is an apparent change from her normal behaviour "Enid wrote to us