SuitabookHattie Big Sky
Kirby Larson
- Reading
- Pause after the early move and during the loyalty conflict to discuss practical independence, fair treatment and the difference between supporting a community and judging people by ancestry.
- Themes
- Building a home through hardship: Hattie leaves relatives in Iowa to work on her late uncle’s Montana homestead claim despite severe weather and demanding conditions. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Loyalty and ancestry: Hattie feels threatened by expectations to be a “Loyal” American, including opposition to friendships with people of German descent. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Community and connection: Hattie shares adventures through letters and newspaper articles, and the Mueller family lightens her difficult work as she remains in Montana. Relationships and communication are important parts of the situation, but their lasting effects and portrayal cannot be determined.
- Worth knowing
- The book warrants attention to hardship, severe weather, social exclusion linked to German descent and a tragedy. The emotional weight and detail of these elements are not clear.