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European Settlers of Puget Sound
“There must be some special attraction in the direction of Puget Sound, else the fur company would not so strongly advise people not to go there” (Bancroft, Hubert H.) "Settlers arrived--mostly wayward souls and eccentrics who had meandered off the Oregon Trail... Canadian Englishmen up in arms about the border--but San Piedro Island generally lay clear of violence after that." (5) Guterson describes the town and the non violent nature, but this is ironic as they would be at the front of war. -
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Native Americans of Puget Sound
“They evolved complex cultural, social, and economic structures, which the invasion of non-Indian settlers in the mid-1800s almost erased (Kenneth Greg Watson). "Main Street presented to the populace Peterson's Grocery, a post office, Fisk's Hardware Center, Larsen's Pharmacy, a dime-store-with-fountain owned by a woman in Seattle, a Puget Power office” (7) David Guterson in this quote explains how the settlers took the land of the Native Americans and used the land to build buildings on it. -
Alien Land Laws
“Alien land laws are most often associated with western states' attempts to limit the presence and permanence of Japanese immigrants from 1913 through the end of World War II” (Cherstin M. Lyon). “The law said they could not own land unless they became citizens; it also said they could not become citizens so long as they were Japanese” (76). Gutterson uses this dialogue to explains how the alien land law was unfair. -
Military Recruitment and Propaganda during World War 2
"By dehumanizing the Japanese and instilling fear in the minds of Americans, WWII propaganda posters prompted cultural and racial hatred that led to massive historical consequences for the Japanese."(blogs.baylor.edu) "It was all propaganda...They wanted us to be able to kill them with no remorse, to make them less than people...They could have used his face for one of their propaganda films."(Guterson 345). Conneting wartime bias to the trial bias shows how unfair the trial is. photo- pinterest -
Pearl Harbor
“Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces” (History.com). “It’s true,’ she said. ‘Find a radio. Just this morning. They bombed Hawaii” (177). Gutterson uses emotion in this quote to show that Japanese’s had declared war in the U.S. which will then affect the Japanese Americans living in the U.S. -
Japanese American Internment
“policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent would be interred in isolated camps” (History.com). “An army truck took Fujimori and her five daughters to the Amity Harbor ferry dock at seven o’clock on Monday morning, where a soldier gave them tags for their suitcase and coats” (216). Gutterson gives imagery in this quote to make it seem that you are in the shoes of the Japanese American feeling the struggle of going to the internment camp. -
Dear John Letter
"One of the worst things to happen to so many young soldiers (which is rarely spoken of) were the 'Dear John' letters which girlfriends and wives sometimes sent in order to break off a relationship." (bbc.co.uk) "I don't love you, Ishmael..... When we met that last time in the cedar tree... I knew we could never be right together. (Guterson 442) Guterson uses dialogue in order to show Hatsue's true feelings about her relationship with Ishmael. Photo found on Pinterest -
Battle of Tarawa
"Despite heavy resistance from the 4,500 Japanese troops the Marines finally took the island after a bloody, 76-hour battle... both sides suffered heavy casualties.(History.com) "On the other side was a boy with buckteeth who'd been shot
squarely in the thighs and groin the blood had soaked his khaki pants... every few seconds he groaned mechanically between forced, shallow breaths." (Guterson 250) Guterson used imagery to describe the gore and terror of the battles. Photo from insider.com -
Battle of Okinawa
"it had secured its place as the bloodiest clash in the Central and Western Pacific fronts... more than 98,000 Japanese people had been killed." (Time Magazine) "who, like Horace himself, had survived Okinawa-- only to die, it now appeared, in a gill-netting boat accident." (Guterson 46) Guterson uses irony to show how ironic it was that Carl survived a ocean battle like Okinawa, in order to die in a boating accident. Photo from J. R. Eyerman-TIme Magazine -
Pearl Harbor Memorial
"To commemorate the many lives lost during the attack, the Pearl Harbor National Memorial was constructed" (nps.org) "The counsel for the state has proceeded on the assumption that you will be open , ladies and gentlemen, to an argument based on prejudice... He is counting on you to act on passions best left to a war of ten years ago." (Guterson 424) Guterson uses dialogue to show that things in the past must be remembered, but shouldnt control your decisions that really matter. Photo by
