This struggle against prejudice is a primary element in both Snow Falling on Cedars, and other great novels of cultural influence, such as To Kill a Mockingbird. ... Etta Heine, relative to the other characters plays a minor role; yet her minor role is that of the personification of the major theme of prejudice throughout the book. ... She is more than willing to believe, without hard evidence, that a Japanese man killed her son. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate