Snow Falling on Cedars | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Helen Chambers - Ishmael's mother

Ishmael Chambers - Newspaper reporter for the island of San Piedro

Nels Gudmundsson - Kabuo's appointed defense attorney

Carl Heine, Jr. - Subject of an Amity Harbor murder trial

Carl Heine, Sr. - Made an arrangement with Zenhichi leasing him seven acres of land

Etta Heine - The widow of an elder character

Susan Marie Heine - The widow of a younger character.

Alvin Hooks - The prosecuting attorney

Fujiko Imada - Hatsue's mother

Hisao Imada - Hatsue's father

Abel Martinson - The Sheriff's Deputy

Hatsue Miyamoto -...
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