Decisions In David Hayden's Montana 1948

When a person sees another person suffering it may cause them pain. This constitutes their powerful system of empathy, which hints their thinking that they should do something to relieve the suffering of others. If they cannot help another, or fail in his/her efforts they might experience feelings of guilt. Humans make mistakes and many of them go down a path in their lives that can make them feel guilty later on when they finally recognize their mistake. This is evident in Paul D’Angelo’s self-narrative short story The Step Not Taken, when he the protagonist fails to help a man labeled as “typical junior executive” (D’Angelo) which leads to an epiphany of guilt and shows his true identity.

Wes was the sheriff, and he has a duty to apprehend the guilty even if it’s his only brother. His wife knew he was wrong. She fired back, “It can’t be undone” (85). She knew what Wes has to do, he has to arrest his brother because he is guilty. It was apparent that Wes knew Frank is guilty and was not going to make an arrest because they were family.

I'm sure Gail was terrified and knew she had to act fast or she could face some serious consequences. Montana 1948 Demonstrates that the actions of others can affect you indirectly. Family is suppose the love each other and support one another in the most difficult times. In the case of the Hayden family these conditions don’t apply and because of their decisions they were torn apart. The are certainly one of many who can be affected by a member of their family but in the end they must choose the option that will only protect their

Bowie's approach is based on a "moral point of view that requires an individual to do the right thing, even if it is not in one's perceived best interest". (Bowie 2013, 32)

“You are free to make whatever choice you want, but you are not free from the consequences of the choice.”-Ezra Taft Benson. This quote by Benson relates to the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor. The characters in the novel don’t make good life choices and in the end, they pay for the mistake. Paul Fisher’s parents make bad decisions with treating their two sons.

An Unfolding of Robert Hayden’s “Names” Throughout the history of Black culture in America, poet Robert Hayden represented Black history explaining and illustrating it through his poetic works. Although it is one of Hayden’s lesser known works, Names, is an extremely powerful poem that takes the reader on a journey of the trials and tribulations of slave life in America. “Once they were sticks and stones I feared I would break my bones,” provides a concise opening line as Hayden utilizes this idiom to relate the situation of the speaker to something that the reader can relate to. Hayden continues in the first stanza to explain a situation in which slaves feared “Four Eyes,” meaning a slave owner.

A Powerful Family and A Corruptive Society The Novel Montana 1948 tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy David, who witnesses a family tragedy involving murder, sexual assault, and racism during the summer of 1948. David’s uncle Frank, who is popular and well-known doctor in Bentrock, kills a native ameriacan girl Marie. In order to cover up Frank’s crime, David’s father, Wesley, is pressured by his own father Julian, the justice system, and the desire to uphold the family name. While Wesley works hard collecting evidence against his brother Frank, Frank chooses to die rather than to face his guilt.

Misuse of abuse and power Misuse of Abuse, power, and sexual assault are all used in the novel Montana 1948. This book takes place in a small town of mercer county Montana. It follows the story of a hurt sad confused family, through their journey of living in Montana. It is very known that his dad was the head of the town. They were a very well-known and liked family in mercer county and everyone knew they were off-limits to mess with.

The book TOWM shows author Wes Moores views on choices we make and how people and how only people affect their way of life. One of the ways the book TOWM shows this choice vs fate is when author Wes Moore goes to be a successful man that becomes part of the military and turns his life around while the other Wes Moore chose to join and stay in the drug game even though he was told not to by his older brother tony which disappointed him, saying, ““You know what dude……

it’s better than doing what’s wrong therefore the person will create a positive impact. Throughout the story, we learn that one always has a chance to make the right decision.

Wesley Cobble - money stealing bully, with no friends, and someone who people never want to cross paths with. Turned out to be, a kind, caring person, who actually wants to make friends, and is better than what people make of him to be. Sleeping Freshman Never Lie is a novel about a boy named Scott Hudson, and how his life plays out through the first year of highschool. He goes through making new friends,one of which is Wesley Cobble, losing friends, going way out of his comfort zone, trying to get a girl to like him, and just trying to get through homework, his mother being pregnant, and other difficulties with High School. Wesley changed the most in Sleeping Freshman Never Lie because he went from being a loner to developing friendships,

In a flawed society not telling the truth can influence an individual's responsibility

Honestly what is loyalty? One can’t even begin to define such a word. It’s one single seven letter word yet, it has a deep profound definition. Typically one does not use loyalty until they are put to the test. The test can be anything, like staying loyal to the patriots or staying loyal to your best friend.

In “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt” by Nancy Sherman, one has done no wrong, but still has guilt, even in situations that are unexpected, as this happens way too much, and that those who have done wrongdoing should be feeling guilty. She states, “We often take responsibility in a way that goes beyond what we can reasonably be held responsible for. And we feel the guilt that comes with that sense of responsibility. Nietzsche is the modern philosopher who well understood this phenomenon: “Das schlechte Gewissen,” (literally, “bad conscience”)-his term for the consciousness of guilt where one has done no wrong, doesn’t grow in the soil where we would most expect it, he argued, such as in prisons where there are actually “guilty” parties who should feel remorse for wrongdoing”(Sherman 154). Illustrating, this proves that we take the responsibility for actions that we did not do, and should not feel any remorse, but that the people who have done wrongdoing, should have this feeling of guilt.

They need to figure out what is better whether its better for one person or for themselves. In the book they come to the conclusion that the need of one person out weighs the needs of themselves. In the book the crew has a choice on whether they should save mark or themselves. The crew was so close in reaching home