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When Europeans first explored the area of what is now Seattle, they encountered members of the Nuu-chah-nulth , Makah, Quinault, and Chinook peoples, all of whom occasionally warred among themselves but were generally peaceful toward the newcomers (https://www.britannica.com/place/Seattle-Washington/History ) "The man had survived Okinawa. Carl Heine, it was unbelievable." ( Guterson 29) David Guterson uses personification to describe Carl Heine living the war of Okinawa.
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Major groups or tribes of local Native Americans include the Suquamish, Duwamish, Nisqually, Snoqualmie, and Muckleshoot (Ilalkoamish, Stuckamish, and Skopamish) tribes.
( https://www.historylink.org/File/1506 ) “ Arthur, the youngest, was the only one to remain on the Puget Sound.” ( Guterson 32) David Guterson uses Dialogue to describe the young life of Arthur. -
Were a series of legislative attempts to discourage Asian and other "non-desirable" immigrants from settling permanently in U.S. states and territories by limiting their ability to own land and property. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_land_laws ) “Were enemies all right. They've been bothering us over those seven acres for near ten years now. My son was killed over it.” ( Guterson 140-141) David Guterson uses personification to talk about the Japs
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Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu. The scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor) “ They hate anyone who looks like the soldiers they fought”
(Guterson 391) David Guterson uses personification to talk about Kabuo when he's at the trial and the Americans hate Japs. -
The description of this was the US needed to get more recruits for war, so they started showing lots of propaganda and giving women the word of joining the crew, this was known as the… “hidden army”.
(https://www.history.com/news/hitler-defeated-army-of-women) “They could have used his face for one of their propaganda films — he’s that inscrutable.” (Guterson 335) He uses imagery to describe how the US wanted their army to kill the others without any type of feelings -
Pearl Harbor was the US go to Naval Base, because of the tough terrain it helped the US army. However the battle of Pearl Harbor was very nasty because of the Japanese fighter planes crashing into Pearl Harbor to destroy the equipment that the US was keeping there for battle.
(https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor) “She said. Find a radio. Just this morning. They bombed Hawaii.“ (Guterson 177). He uses Imagery to describe the way the bombers came through Pearl Harbor. -
Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. (https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation) “I've got a right to think that way. Or maybe you’ve forgotten that a few years back the government decided it couldn’t trust any of us and shipped us out here” ( Guterson 391) David Guterson uses personification to talk about the Japs being shipped to internment camps.
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A dear John letter was the woman writing about finishing with the relationship. They called them “Dear John” letters because back then in the US John was a very common name.
(https://1940s.org/dear-john-an-unwanted-letter-1940s-wwii-soldier)
“It was clear to her from the words in it that her daughter had been deeply entangled” (Guterson 224). He uses imagery to describe how she knew her daughter was in love with this man by the way the letter was pictured. -
This battle was a heavy blow on both the Japanese and American armies. It was a battle that lasted 76 hours full of killing and filled with casualties.
(https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-tarawa) “The Jap commander, he said, had boasted that Betio could not be successfully invaded by even a force of a million soldiers with one thousand years to do battle.” (Guterson 236) He uses imagery to describe the Japanese commander and his faith in men to defend Betio. -
This battle is known to be the final one from WWII, which led to the allied group winning the war. Two significances shown are the war going through Easter Sunday & when the allied groups made a push to make it into Japanese territory to end the war.
(https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa) “The man had survived Okinawa. Carl Heine, it was unbelievable. He hit his head on something.” (Guterson 29). He uses Allegory to describe the death of Carl Heine.
