Snow Falling On Cedars Vs. Stranger In The Kingdom When I first read Howard Frank Mosher’s novel Stranger In The Kingdom I was astonished that something like that took place in Vermont. I have always been under the misconception that racism isn’t extremely prevalent in our local culture today. Once again my white American’s views were challenged when I read Snow Falling On Cedars, by David Guterson. The two books seem to …showed first 75 words of 815 total…

…showed last 75 words of 815 total…summer break were a phenomenal resource for recognizing problems with our society. Although the two books occurred during different periods of the twentieth century, they are far from different. Both show the same human behavior and attitudes towards people that are different. They re also different because one is a more well known theme of racism than the other. However, both books present us with thoughts and emotions that should be felt by young adults.