How to be able to live in a comfortable community. He didn’t feel at ease in school, stores and cafes. He would be unsure of how to act in these circumstances (page 22, line 19-28). David liked the freedom he got in that small Montana town (page 24, line 1-8) Back to the father. Davit’s father was the sheriff in Bentwood, having taken over after his father. Originally Davit’s father was going to be an attorney but when the grandfather retired, he dropped everything at once because being a sheriff was not meeting one could Just turn down.
He doesn’t seem to believe in superstition (page 34, line 3-4) and has tendencies to seem racist even though he doesn’t completely dislike Indians (page 34, line 6-18). The grandfather owns a ranch outside of the town, where Davit’s father and uncle lived until they moved into the town and the grandfather started his terms as sheriff (page 20, line 1-20). As one can read in that part of the text, the grandfather kept putting himself in a position of power. The grandfather is a man that craves power.
He wants to keep the power close, as we can tell from him passing it on to his son (and therefore keeping it in the family) (page 21, line 1-10). Davit’s mother wants them to leave Montana (page 21, line 17-28). She’s religious, a follower of the Lutheran church. That can be seen in her worry for her son’s soul (as David remarks as ridiculous). The mother doesn’t seem to be one wanting political power like the grandfather but instead she wants a nice life for her son (page 24, line 9-12). Then there’s Marie Little Soldier.
The girl/woman hired to be a sort of babysitter/maid for the family. Marie is a six feet tall young woman who loves laughing and telling stories (page 25, line 9-17). She’s caring towards David, who claims to have loved her (like a child’s crush on someone). At last there’s Davit’s uncle Frank and aunt Gloria (We don’t hear much about her). Frank works as a doctor and get’s called on when Marie falls ill (page 34 at the bottom). Seems to take lightly on Maria’s fear (or dislike? ) of doctors (page 35 Just before the flower 0) Montana 1948 first 35 pages By Maria_Jensen