Analysis of Snow Falling on Cedars
Analysis of Snow Falling on Cedars
There is a small island named San Piedro located in the Peaget Sound, Northwest. San Piedro had a brand of verdant beauty that inclined its residents toward the poetical, and also had enormous hills, soft green with cedars. Most people who worked there were Japanese-American immigrants at strawberry field. Amity Harbor was the only town and also had the only courthouse in this island. This story developed from this courthouse.
In winter of 1954, when the snow started, in this courthouse, a trial was held and one Japanese-American was accused of murder. His name was Kabuo Yamamoto, who is also local fisherman. In September 1954, a local fisherman, Carl Heine, was found suspiciously drowned on the foggy sea. A wound, which seems to be hit so hard, was found in the head of a dead body. And, next day, Kabuo got arrested as a murder suspect because, the night before that day, Kabuo undoubtedly went fishing at the same spot where Carl did as well. A battery that Kabuo used in common was found on Carl HeineÕs fishing boat, Susan Marie, and rope for connecting both fishing boat and take to a CarlÕs boat was found as a important evidence on Carl HeineÕs fishing boat, Susan Marie. Also, a bloodstained fishing rod was found on KabuoÕs fishing boat.
KabuoÕs lawyer, Nels Gumundsson, claim that Kabuo was innocent since the cause of death was drowned. However, a wound of a dead body remained them of Kendo, Japanese swordsmanship, because Kabou had learned when he was child. Everything was at a disadvantage for Kabuo during this trial. His wife, Hatsue Yamamoto, seated for a public and gaze at Kabuo, but it was all up with her.
Also, there was a person who kept a very close watch on this trail. He was a local reporter and his name was Ishamael Chambers. "He had only one arm, the left having been amputated ten inches below the shoulder joint." (page 7) He had came this court for this trail; however, he looked at KabuoÕs wife, Hatsue. When Ishamael and Hatsue were young, they loved each other. When Hatsue was fourteen years old, she was beautiful girl and had long black hair. Some rain day, Ishamael went after Hatsue who ran through a mountain path and tried to hide in grotto of Cedars. Then they talked a lot...