Montana 1948: Loving Air

For those reading, I am a little into Part II, so beware, because I might ruin some suprises.

Firstly, I can sort of sympathize with how the mother is unused to Montana. Montana weather seems very extreme, with the differences on both sides of the county. Personally, I think it would take a very long time for me to get acustomed to Montana. I like the suburban environment, with towns side-by-side and accesible. I like the weather here, with all four seasons (except maybe spring, because of the pollen). As for landscape, I think hills are nice; I live on one anyways. I now picture Montana to be very dusty, and flat, and brown, with rigid mountains surrounding it. The isolation of Bentrock does not suit me either. From the title, I am going to assume that the entire story that David will tell, happens in the year 1948, which only gives the time span a few months (the book starts in August).

I also noticed how the mother was standing outside, appreciating the smell of nature and wind. I hope this doesn't sound weird (it probably will), but sometimes I love the smell of air! I love how winter nights smell, especially in Vermont. I love the smell of summer nights, and the sense of "whoa" it evokes. Fall nights are also amazing too, in a different way. I can understand how the mother would want to take some time to enjoy the wind.

I think that Marie's name is a little ironic. She is Marie Little Soldier. David describer her not being little, but tall and full-figured. Maybe she is only little, because of the way people are prejudiced against Indians, diminishing their importance and role in the town's society. The "soldier" part indicates that she is tough and spirited, but she is "little," because society ranks her so.

I think I should start expecting that women are sexually abused in these novels. When I saw that the protagonist was a boy this time, I thought that there would be no undermining of women, oh well. I wouldn't call this a feminist novel. It focuese more on racial discriminations, not female independence and power. It just happens that in the books we read, the women are tradionally the victims of rape.