Depending on the situation, should family always come first? The book Montana 1948, written by Larry Watson... a family, whose power is all they have in life, is thrown around in so many unnecessary ways. In some situations, family comes first. Which in this book, family is suppose to come first in every situation... no matter the circumstances.
One of the examples of this is seen in Wes's actions. Wes shows loyalty to his brother, Frank. Frank has been accused of raping many young Indian women throughout the town. Instead of locking Frank up in jail so everyone can see his poorly made decisions, Wes decides to show loyalty by locking his brother up in the basement of their house. "In the laundry room. I've locked the door." (110). An example of this in real life, is a sibling showing loyalty to another sibling by not telling the parents what the …show more content…
In order for Frank's family to keep their family name, he felt that he had to commit suicide. "I knew---I knew! I knew!---that Uncle Frank's suicide had solved all our problems." (161). I think this scene of the book relates to immigration. An example of sacrificing for the sake of your family would be people who choose to immigrate to the United States to work, and send money back to their families. In their country that they migrated from. I think it is so horrible and sad for them to do it, but they do it for their families.
No matter what a family is going through, family will always come first at some point. In Montana 1948, Wes believes that family comes first, but if it has something to do with the law, that that would cross the line. Julian believes that family comes first no matter what. Even if it is against the law. Frank is the one that realized the damage that he had done to his family, and that he understood that the best thing he could do was take his own life to minimize the damage his loved
One of the examples of this is seen in Wes's actions. Wes shows loyalty to his brother, Frank. Frank has been accused of raping many young Indian women throughout the town. Instead of locking Frank up in jail so everyone can see his poorly made decisions, Wes decides to show loyalty by locking his brother up in the basement of their house. "In the laundry room. I've locked the door." (110). An example of this in real life, is a sibling showing loyalty to another sibling by not telling the parents what the …show more content…
In order for Frank's family to keep their family name, he felt that he had to commit suicide. "I knew---I knew! I knew!---that Uncle Frank's suicide had solved all our problems." (161). I think this scene of the book relates to immigration. An example of sacrificing for the sake of your family would be people who choose to immigrate to the United States to work, and send money back to their families. In their country that they migrated from. I think it is so horrible and sad for them to do it, but they do it for their families.
No matter what a family is going through, family will always come first at some point. In Montana 1948, Wes believes that family comes first, but if it has something to do with the law, that that would cross the line. Julian believes that family comes first no matter what. Even if it is against the law. Frank is the one that realized the damage that he had done to his family, and that he understood that the best thing he could do was take his own life to minimize the damage his loved