What impression do we get of the community from the descriptions Guterson provides in the opening chapters of "Snow Falling On Cedars" by David Guterson.

We can see from the first page of "Snow Falling on Cedars" that Guterson is a very detailed author who tends to look into objects and people in depth. This style of writing is particularly useful when trying to determine what kind of people are living in the San Piedro, and the kind of lives they are living and also their reactions towards other people. Throughout this essay I am going to look in detail at the descriptions of Guterson and how his descriptions shape the characters and the atmosphere of the isolated island.
Guterson starts his novel with a very detailed analysis of the 'acc…