In DH Lawrence's novel, Sons and Lovers and Larry Watson's Montana 1948, many of the characters are affected by temptation and devastation. The result of this disillusionment and giving into temptation is a loss of innocence for many of the characters in these two novels. Loss of innocence is a loss of trust in a person or the loss of one's view that "life is fair." For example, David Hayden from Montana 1948 grew up thinking life was fair till he lost his innocence. Uncle Frank lost his trust in the world and as a consequence, lashed out at everyone around him. Paul Morel from Sons and Lovers lost his innocence at a very young age. He was confronted with disappointments which changed his life throughout the novel. Both of these novels demonstrate that a loss of innocence is inevitabl

The authors use two different styles of writing. DH Lawrence is very blunt and right to the point in his novel. He tells the story of abuse through the eyes of a child that is learning as he goes on. Larry Watson doesn't use a direct approach to his novel he uses an indirect style of writing. Larry Watson uses a subtle approach where the reader has to use his mind to imagine the picture of the book. A example of this would be when David walks into the cellar after uncle Frank has killed himself David is shocked but it doesn't say exactly what happened to him. "Uncle Frank's head was one my father's shoulders, blood dripping down my fathers shirt, I couldn't watch." ( P. 162 David)

The novel Montana 1948, revolves around David Hayden's life and his loss of innocence while growing up. David's loss of innocence continues until the end of the novel when he is in his late forties. David grows up being faced with many difficult situations. An example of this would be the racial tension that exists in Montana between the Indians and the Americans. He witnesses fights between the Indians and the Americans in a bar. People in the town always discriminate against the Indians and David has to decide what he thinks is right or wrong. In addition, an uncle who doesn't obey the law and has bad behavior lives in his family's house. David was abused by his uncle when his uncle would come back from the bar. Frank would try to beat someone in the house but Wesley, David's father, would stop him most of the time if he was home. The abuse affected David's view of the world and he developed a sullen attitude towards his family. He would also ask himself many questions such as "I wonder what might happen if I killed my uncle. Would everyone's problems be solved? Would my father be relieved? Could I get away with it?" (P.? David's thoughts) David was a very clear thinker. He made judgments about everything in his life. He would decide whether he liked a person or not just by his first impression and not by getting to know the person. He also vandalized a wall in his town where he knew everyone would see it. David's world changed once he lost his view of life being fair. David must overcome this situation to become successful in his life. He has been held back by the many problems in his life such as his mother and his uncle mistreating him. David cannot rise above his problems and solve them to lead a good life. Although Uncle Frank changed David's life, h

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