Many life experiences color the way we look at ourselves and the society we live in. The novel Montana 1948 by Larry Watson is in fact centered on the tragic event of David Hayden's Twelfth Summer, which changed him irrevocably. These events help us understand the idea of ​​coming of age and how childhood experiences change us and influence how we define ourselves as adults. Montana 1948 is set in a small country town in Mercer County, Montana called Bentrock. The story is about a young boy, David Hayden, who couldn't be happier. ✔ But one afternoon, when David eavesdropped on his parents, his life changed forever. In the prologue he tells us that: "Since the summer of my twelfth year I have carried with me a series of images more vivid and lasting than any of my childhood and indelible beyond all the attempts the years make to erase or fade them. ." ✔ This changed David's perception about life because he saw things differently as he almost didn't agree with the story because he knew about such horrible events and there was a time when only he knew about these events. I think David still did triathlons when he was older...