Guterson's Snow Falling on Cedars does not accurately portray Japanese culture through family traditions, although it does in its descriptions of clothing and feministic views. Guterson adds a ... marital match-making in Japan. (Thomas 189) Miai, the traditional method, involves a formal introduction, usually by a go-between. (Thomas 189) Shokai is less formal, based on a meeting arranged by mutual friends, and Renai is like the usual Western practice, a meeting in almost any social situation. (Thomas 189) No system carries any compulsory to ... forward. Put this hakujin boy away now." (Gute...

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