how setting influences the plot of snow falling on cedars

The setting allows us to see the characters against the backdrop of world events. Influence of what is happening on a national level affect a local feelings/events. Allows us to understand the difference in 2 cultures and what happens when those cultures mix.
Author moves the plot ahead using setting as an imp elent of the story line.
The setting adds a critical dimension to the plot and the characters of the story.






The events of 1943 influenced the feelings and actions of the characters. The anti-Japanese sentiment that prevailed in the United States on a national level became a factor in the way the two races related to one another on the Island. Each culture had their own way of looking at the situation. The Japanese and the Americans had lived peacefully together on San Piedro Island until World War II began. Everyone treated each other as equals. When the war began the United States government removed the...