Snow Falling on Cedars | Topics for Further Study
Read about Japanese internment camps in the United States during World War II. Write a one-week diary from the point of view of a teenager whose family is interned in one of these camps. As you write from this perspective, keep in mind such factors as the life you left behind, how other members of your family are affected, and how this experience may affect your future.
Guterson uses highly descriptive imagery in portraying the settings of Snow Falling on Cedars. Choose three locations that are familiar to you and write about them, using sensory details (sights, sounds,...
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