MONTANA BY LARRY WATSONEEXTENDED ANSWER.1) In his twelfth year, David discovers the pain of growing up: the fragmentation of the safe world of the innocent through awareness of the truths and realities that surround him. Discuss.ESSAYIn the text Montana by Larry Watson, it is evident that twelve-year-old David is growing up. He is a typical 12-year-old who loves the outdoors, riding horses, fishing, hunting, and exploring (quote on page 23), but due to the influences and family around him he has lived a painful and confusing life. David being an only child, he wasn't the only one growing up. In a way his family is still growing, learning from every aspect of issues past and present. David's growth has many different influences. His father Wes is not a typically loving father. His fatherly love is harming David by making him believe differently in him and in himself. Wes, David's father, has a lot of responsibilities to cover, as he is the sheriff of Mercer County. This makes David believe that he takes care of himself and is responsible in a way to show and prove his father, as he disappoints David. (Quote on page 17) Even though Wes is the sheriff, he is a quiet and shy male who humbles himself and this shows that he is not the typical male stereotype of a Montana sheriff. Since the Haydens were well known and had a lot of power in Bentrock, David realizes that he is respected for his name, not for himself. He didn't have to earn it. (Citation page 126). David realizes this while going grocery shopping and that the locals didn't know what was happening to his ruling family. The citizens of Bentrock did not know that her father had arrested her brother for sexually assaulting his patients and killing Marie. (Quote on page 127) David was ashamed of his last name. Frank, Wes' brother and David's uncle, has a great influence on David's growth. Frank shows his heroism and success and this makes David envious. (Quote on page 78) Even though David idolized Frank, his opinions changed within the text. After the truth about Frank and his patients, David didn't like being alone with him. He thought his uncle was a criminal. (Quote on page 49) David changes his innocents while hunting and shot and killed a magpie.