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Snow Falling On Cedars Analysis
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Sam Derby
English 4 Class C

Snow Falling on Cedars

In life, there are so many joys, sorrows, challenges, and complications of a loving relationship. The novel Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson has many examples of these complications. The relationships between Carl Heine and his wife, Kabuo and Hatsue, and most importantly Ishmael and Hatsue are three instances of the troubles can throw at you while you are trying to maintain a loving relationship. Susan Marie Heine hears the news on September 16, 1954. She finds that her husband was never coming home from his last fishing trip because he had been found floating in the net of his boat the previous night. In the book, the reader learns that Carl and Susan’s

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