Part one of term paper
Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson, is a truthful tale about a post World War II trial in which a Japanese-American fisherman, the first American citizen in his lineage, is accused of killing a well known American fisherman. The accused is Kabuo Miyomoto; dead is Carl Heine Jr. The book takes place in the small town of San Piedro, on ...

Part two of term paper
... Miyomoto that the land will be waiting for him when he gets back. When the Miyomotos return, Mr. Heine has died and his widow has sold all the land for a hefty profit. She gives the Miyomotos their money back and buys an apartment in town where she spends the last of her lonely days. Kabuo and Carl both come back from the war to find the land sold. Their once close-knit friendship is shattered by their families' disagreement. They both become fishermen. Along with the Kabuo/Carl tension and sub ...