Sibling Rivalries

One of the major themes in Montana 1948 is sibling rivalries. Frank and Wes were two brothers, almost exactly the same in personality and looks. The one thing that separated the two was Frank’s athletics and what he has done in the past. Frank was a war hero. There was a celebration for him where his father gave a speech about him in front of his brother and the rest of the townspeople.


A tactic to help prevent sibling rivalries is motivation. If a sibling gets something that you don’t and makes you jealous, use that as motivation to do it for yourself. “I used her earning that scholarship as motivation to excel in my classes”, said Keishana (Henry, 14). Motivation is a good way to stop sibling rivalries. It is helpful for both siblings. It stops jealousy and also helps to stand out in what that sibling wanted to do. In the novel Montana 1948, this tactic was not used by Wes, brother of Frank the war hero. If Wes used motivation, he could’ve done something to shine like his brother.

These two paragraphs are types that a student can use while writing in a class. The first is a typical body paragraph comparing a topic to a book. They would use a Topic Sentence, an example, analyze the example and then a conclusion. The second of the two paragraphs is one you would use for the standard research body paragraph. It is almost the same, except there is a topic sentence, then you add the research. After that comes analysis of the research, compare it to the book and analyze that. Finally, comes the conclusion. Both of these are good skeletons for an essay, you just need to know when to use which one.