How does Guterson Present the War and its Effects on the People and the Community in Snow Falling on Cedars?

... How does Guterson Present the War and its Effects on the People and the Community in Snow Falling on Cedars? Guterson has presented the war and its effect on people and the community in Snow Falling on Cedars in many ways; through the relationships between characters, flashbacks, reoccurring themes, symbolism and the personal thoughts of the characters, the ones that happen in the 'chambers of the human heart'. The war is an important theme in the novel, as it can be seen as the cause of the whole plot. The use of flashbacks and filmic technique by Guterson in this novel are very important. They provide an effective method for him to skip back into the past, before the war, and during the war, and look at events then. This therefore allows the reader to compare the characters before and after, giving them more insight to how the war has affected them

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