Social Class Justice in Montana 1948 Larry Watson, in his novel Montana 1948, suggests that even though the law is supposed to be applied to all citizens equally, often an individual's social status interferes with the carrying out of justice. Wes's arrest of frank and Julien's anger at Wes. Wes's arrest of Frank demonstrates how someone's social status can interfere with their distribution of the law. When Wes takes in Frank, the pain of having to arrest his own brother clouds his judgement. He allows his brother's arrest to go beneath the law, "He didn't want to be locked up in the jail. I said i'd respect that, and he said he is going to cooperate."(Watson 103). Wes not arresting his brother is shows that
