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Raphael Kim
is on page 43 of 186
This book tries to tell about how the people are treated differently by their race and where they are from. It tells how people treat white and native people differently in Montana. Why people try to divide people in the past and even these days?I think it is because humans want to have more power than others and be higher than them. It is easy to make some people rank lower than others even though they are the same.
— Nov 02, 2025 05:51PM
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The book taught me that avoiding the problem I create could help in the short run but it won’t help me in the long run. But it will make the situation worse. For example, when Frank killed himself he couldn’t take the pressure any more. And Frank’s decisions made Frank end up like that. I learned from that first I have to right things but if I made bad decisions I should take responsibility not avoiding.
— Nov 16, 2025 04:26PM
Raphael Kim
is on page 152 of 186
I didn’t expect that Wesley would arrest Frank. Because earlier in the book Wesley told his wife that Frank told him he won’t do it again. I thought that Wesley didn't want to arrest Frank. But at the same time I had a feeling that wasn't right because he is a lawyer and sheriff. The jobs that law should come first. But still I didn’t expect that Wesley would arrest Frank since Frank is his brother.
— Nov 15, 2025 07:24PM
Raphael Kim
is on page 121 of 186
On page 72, David’s innocence ends when he kills the magpie with his grandfather’s pistol. I think the magpie symbolizes David’s innocence. Magpies have two colors black and white like David’s old belief in life, just right and wrong. When the bird falls slowly, it shows a slow loss of David himself. The moment reveals that there are no more David who thinks there are only two answers. He knows the gray zone in life.
— Nov 14, 2025 06:14PM
Raphael Kim
is on page 97 of 186
I was shocked when Marie died on page 77. Because the book tells me that she was getting better. And I felt sad and angry at the same time when I read “Those words were the last words Marie spoke to me.” On page 77, I was sad because Marie died and how David described his thoughts and I was angry because I feel like Uncle Frank killed her. Also I think soon Wesley is going to find out that Frank killed Marie.
— Nov 09, 2025 05:34PM
Raphael Kim
is on page 61 of 186
I agreed with David’s thought on page 61. When David’s dad tried to talk with his grandfather about Uncle Frank. He thought if Wesley told grandfather that Uncle Frank touched Indian girls in an inappropriate way. Grandfather will figure everything and Uncle Frank will not do that again because grandfather told him to do it. I predict that Wesley won’t speak about Uncle Frank’s bad behavior.
— Nov 08, 2025 07:17PM
Raphael Kim
is on page 49 of 186
I was sure that the author was using the same strategy for Ollie Young Bear. Because the author wrote about how Ollie Young Bear is a war hero, he gets the most respect, and he graduated from Montana State University. Also he was the star pitcher on the Elks’ fast pitch softball team. And he is an Indian but he married a white wife. I predict that he will have some bad habits or some weakness about him.
— Nov 07, 2025 04:48PM
Raphael Kim
is on page 22 of 186
I felt a strong connection with David when he talked about only child legacy. Since I am an only child too. I really agreed with David's statement. He said “I did not often demand my parents’ attention because I knew I could have it whenever I wanted it.” When I want my parent’s attention it is really easy to have their focus on me. But I don’t know why people think that middle children get the least attention?
— Nov 01, 2025 05:27PM
Raphael Kim
is on page 7 of 186
The prologue really grabbed my attention. It gave three memories of David but not with the many details. I guess that Watson wrote three separate memories of David because there are 3 parts of the book. Watson wrote how David's parents died and how the mom and dad’s death was different. The book hooked me with powerful force when I was reading that part. Why did mom have a peaceful death but dad had a terrible death?
— Oct 31, 2025 04:42PM
