Though Hatsue belongs to the modern generation the impact of her experienced mother is too difficult for her to contradict. She is starkly uncomfortable kissing a boy who is non-Japanese, and her indecision leads her to believe later that Kabuo is the right man for her, because that would be treading the path chartered for her life by the elders.Ĭlash of civilizations The problem with the relationship between Hatsue and Ishmael needs to be understood in the context of clash of two civilizations and from the point of view of the thinking process of the combustible younger generation and the traditional elders. David Guterson argues, “She concealed her love for Ishmael Chambers not because she was Japanese in her heart but because she could not in truth profess to the world that what she felt for him was love at all.'(206) Even for falling in love, she articulates certain yardsticks. For Ishmael, race is not an issue at all. Hatsue’s concern is about her family and her people as to what they will think about her relationship with Ishmael. Their love is a serious issue by racial point of view. She has tried her best to conceal her relationship with Ishmael during the past four years and thinks that her mother is a novice as for knowledge in this regard.

On the arrest of her father she has an important exchange of views with her mother. English, Book Report/Review Topic: Snow Falling onCedars In chapter 14 of the book, “Snow Falling on Cedars,” David Guterson elucidates the marked developments in Hatsue’s life and it is the beginning of the events that will shape her future.

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