Snow Falling On Cedars Book Report

I feel bad for those who are being judged, treated based on their skin color, their culture as well as their ethnicity. I know that the majority of the people treat them nicely, but there are still some people who don’t understand this. We’re human and the things that make us human are that we have different languages, different cultures, ethnicity, skin colors and so on. We’re unique to one another. We’re living on the same planet, the same type of atmosphere, breathing the same air. Why can’t we just live together happily as a big, big family? This book is called “Snow falling on cedar” will give us a closer look at the lives of foreign people who come to America to look for new opportunities and to start a new life. Unfortunately, their lives weren’t as easy as you might think. They were victims of prejudices, the limits of knowledge of people around …show more content…
You need information to process and analyze the matters. It’s crucial that you know facts and necessary information before making any judgment. In the novel “Snow falling on cedars”, Ismael- one of the protagonists of the story- argued with his mother about the whether Kabuo Miyamoto is guilty or not.
“‘You said yourself the trial isn’t over,’ Ishmael’s mother pointed out. ‘The defense hasn’t made its case yet, but you’re all ready to convict. You’ve got the prosecutor’s set of facts, but that might not be the whole story- it never is, Ishmael. And besides, really, facts are so cold, so horribly cold- can we depend on facts by themselves?’” (Guterson 345)
You can’t always rely on facts only. Sometimes, that is just one side of the story, but not the whole thing. You need to listen and comprehend with the other side of the story. Don’t stay in your bubbles, open your mind and heart to others because you’ll be amazed by the results. Ishmael’s mother realized that facts are cruel and cold so she tried to help her son understand and guide him to the right