Back to category: English Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Etta Heine Examine the presentation and role of Etta Heine In the novel ‘Snow Falling On Cedars’, Etta Heine is only a minor character but she plays an important role. We get insights into Etta’s character through her own flashbacks- and she is presented through her actions, body language, what she says and her appearance. The judge observes inconfidence to Art, ‘You’ve got Etta Heine, who I won’t go into, but suffice it to say I don’t trust that woman. She’s hateful, Art; I don’t trust her’. [Chapter 18 pg229] The picture is gradually built up throughout chapters 9, 10 and 18. A lot is revealed about Etta from her actions. She istantly objected to Zenhichi buying the land, “ ‘We ain’t going to sell’, she said firmly. ‘Not in such times as these, when land is cheap’.” [Chapter 9 102+103] This shows that Etta was a money hungry woman, but wouldn’t sell to the Japanese no matter what, she hated them. When Carl Juniour came home with a bamboo... Posted by: Veronica Gardner Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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