David Guterson, a young American author, has written two major works regarding aspects of human nature and human emotions. His first publication, a collection of short stories, entitled The Country Ahead of Us, The Country Behind addresses some of the moral dilemmas that humans face throughout their lives. His first novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, narrates the trial of a Japanese man accused of murdering a white man in the post World War II era. …showed first 75 words of 1529 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1529 total…sprinkled with powder"(Angels 3). Guterson weaves a tale about moralistic troubles that began in a young man's fragile past. "Outside, the snow covered the last of the lawn. The world looked hushed, delicate and beautiful." ( Angels 7) This passage describes the delicate remembrances of the protagonist's youthful days. And then, "outside the falling snowflakes looked larger...a low drift was forming..."( Angels 12). This statement is offered as Guterson's main character begins to confront his past conflicts.