Snow Country Analysis

The novel Road to Winter (2016) by Mark Smith is set in the aftermath of a deadly virus that has wiped out most of the of the population in and around Angowrie, Australia. The text follows the adventures of Finn Morrison, a teenage boy who was left stranded after the death of his parents during the epidemic. When Finn encounters another survivor named Rose, his life becomes very chaotic and dangerous, Smith has successfully highlighted that when survival is threatened, it is not every man for himself. Finn and Rose, Ray and Finn and Ramage and his wilder gang are all excellent examples of groups when survival is threatened.

Moving to a brand new home can be very exciting, especially to an area of a completely different culture and climate. The beginning of the story starts off with the main character and his family arriving into the “New York winter” and he rushes “down the steps of the plane” sinking his “hands into the snow” (Medina 72). He is amazed by the whiteness of snow and attempts to throw snowballs at his sister until his hands are “red and wet” (Medina 72). Throughout the beginning the main character is bewildered, but yet excited by their new surroundings. When they arrive all is white and clean with New York seeming like a whole new adventure.

To start off with, the snow creates a setting within the story. For example, in the text it says, “I sat up and looked at it for a while. It was like how you can’t see out the window into darkness at night, but anyone out there can see in, if that makes any sense.” (Northrop, page 69) This piece of text demonstrates how the snow creates a setting because the snow surrounded the high school and made the characters feel captive. Similarly, at the beginning of the novel, it says,

The reader introduces a story called "Snowman". Living in a place that seems to be in contact with others, Snowman does his utmost to psychologically survive. He set up a temporary shelter on the beach, describing his living environment and diet. The reality of his living conditions is expressed in the original description of the environment. Melancholy mood comes from the snowman's inherent sadness. His few interactions with Craker's kid only aggravate the conversations between them because most of them are unfamiliar with the world to which the snowman comes.

A story similar to Snow Falling on Cedars, called Divine Wind, is about a Japanese couple in Australia. The story depicts a lifetime love story between two Japanese Australians, but the conflict of war separates the two. This book not only shows what is was like to be a person of Japanese descent during the war, but also how people would have treated you and acted towards you if you were Japanese (Rosser).

idea of coldness of the town because they are so bleak. Through the use of imagery,

It starts of with them heading off into the forest during a snow storm. Snowy weather and the forest don't mix. Its a recipe for disaster, walking five feet and your foot prints are already covered with fresh snow. Not only does the snow give off a cold vibe, but the forest does too. It isn't that uncommon for people to get lost in the woods especially during a snowstorm. Something that was anticipated throughout the whole story. Also the setting kinda plays on there emotions and how they act towards each other cold and bitter. The author really makes you question if there going to make it out of the forest

Everything has a price. Which is okay as long as the price is worth the results. In the past terrible things have happened under men claiming, “The ends justify the means.” Then history repeats itself and another horror occurs with the same tale from those responsible. A question, naturally, is asked in these scenarios. Do the ends justify the means? Eric Sevareid and Charles Percy Snow lived through both World Wars and have seen a lot of scientific progress change mankind. Sevareid looks at the world in a pessimistic manner, but Snow would disagree. While both agree there can be a cost to progress, Snow believes in the future of man, while Sevareid only sees darkness.

This short story by Tobias Wolff is about a father’s adventure with his son to the mountains for a ski trip. In this story of adventure, the father must earn the trust of his son and the trust of his wife. The author gives the hint that he and his wife are in turmoil with each other and based on the result of this trip and his ability to keep a promise could determine whether or not the marriage will continue on or will end in separation or divorce. The father of the boy has proven himself to be untrustworthy on past trips with his son. The story tells about the last time he took his son on a trip to a nightclub to see “Thelonious Monk,” a jazz musician and performer. Before this trip to the mountains to ski, “he promised, hand on heart, to take good care of (his son) and have (him) home for dinner on Christmas Eve.”

“Better to be safe than sorry.” This American proverb explains the need for Japanese internment camps in simple language. The threat of invasion, espionage, and Anti-Japanese sentiment all made it necessary for the removal of Japanese-American citizens to safe, habitable, and protected environments where the government could be sure that no harm befell them or the rest of the population.

From 1939 to 1945, the entire world was engaged in World War 2: the most destructive war fought in the history of mankind. Many lives around the world were deeply affected by this war. Some lost their lives, some lost family members and friends, and others had their daily lives wholly disrupted by the war. In addition, people experienced traumatic, tragic and eye-opening experiences that prompted them to consider the futility and fragility of human life, making them question the foundations of their moral beliefs. In Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson examines and depicts the effects of the war on the lives of many fictional Americans: Kabuo Miyamoto, Carl Heine and Ishmael Chamber, who enlisted to fight in the war; Hatsue and Fujiko Imada, who were sent to Japanese internment camps where they were isolated in inhumane conditions; Etta Heine and Helen Chambers, whose sons fought in the war. The primary character on whom Guterson focuses is Ishmael Chambers, whose life is greatly affected by World War 2. Before the war, Ishmael is a naive, good natured and accepting boy with a close relationship with Hatsue. The war damages his relationship with Hatsue, changing it into a tense and awkward one, and causes the loss of Hatsue’s respect for him. In addition, Ishmael changes from an optimistic boy to a cynical and cold man due to the war. Finally, Ishmael is accepting before the war, but he becomes racist towards the Japanese because of the war. Ultimately, Ishmael Chambers is a naive, optimistic and good-natured boy who is respected by Hatsue,

“Silent Snow, Secret Snow,” is about Paul Hasleman who dreams of a snow world, which suggests that he is rejecting reality and withdrawing from the world and social relationships and his preoccupation with individualistic ideas is conclusive with schizophrenia. Paul, the protagonist, finds it increasingly difficult to pay attention to his classwork and grows continuously distant from his family because he retreats to his imaginative world of snow. Paul becomes more and more entranced in his imaginative snow world, which eventually causes him to lose his mind permanently because he dives into his daydream and never comes back. His parents are alarmed that he continues to distance himself and his disassociation from the world. Concerned, his

In The Snow Child, by Eowyn Ivey, an Alaskan setting in the 1920’s contributes to the atmosphere of isolation, harsh conditions, and quiet.

In his novel Snow Country, Yasunari Kawabata depicts a relationship between two people in the mountainous region of Japan. Shimamura, a businessman from Tokyo, visits a village in the snow country and develops a relationship with Komako, a geisha in that village. Their relationship is the central focus of the novel, as it changes each time Shimamura leaves for Tokyo and returns. Kawabata uses the changing of the seasons to reflect these changes in relationship. Since the novel is set in the snow country, the seasons have specific characteristics, and these parallel the relationship between the two central characters. Spring is a time of new beginnings in the snow country

I chose to read the novel “Snow” by Orhan Pamuk for my book report. The novel “Snow” is about a poet named Ka who is a political exile living in Germany. Ka travels to Istanbul to attend his mother’s funeral and is asked by a friend at a local newspaper to travel to the town of Kars to write about the municipal elections and a string of suicides being committed by Islamist women who are being forced to take off their headscarves at school. Ka has been experiencing writers block while living in Germany. Upon his return to Kars, poems begin to start coming to him. Throughout the novel, Ka has poems come to him after a significant event occurs or when something inspires him. Ka ends up writing 19 poems during his stay in Kars. When the