During the dark days of World War II, the American government made a decision based on prejudice and fear, to intern Japanese Americans. These interment camps were largely based in the Northwest. Hardworking Japanese citizens were forcibly taken from their jobs and homes and held against their will. It is a part of the history that the people are now ashamed of and rightfully so. This was caused by the human behavior of creating "the other" to project our insecurities, fears, and blindness through our actions and through our expressions. It is described as a person being out cased by the society because of their individuality. "The other" in Snow Falling on Cedars has unquestionably engage in recreating a certain viewpoint of the Japanese citizens in spite of the war against the Japanese. During the time of war, the Americans had a psychological tendency to frame up an opinion on the Japanese because of their appearance, culture, and beliefs. This made an enormous effect on the outcome of Kabuo Miyatoto"s trial who was accused of murdering Carl Heine. However, the evidences found by Ishmal Chambers, a local reporter, cleared Kabuo"s name of the murder of Carl Heine as the book was culminating. "The other" was clearly demonstrated in the novel, Snow Falling on the Cedars, as Kubuo was delineated as a man of suspicion throughout the novel.

             The novel has clearly demonstrated numerous of different type of characteristic of person in the novel. Insecurity was a common trait that"s frequently projected out from a person. It is often shown through the expression of vilifying a person or making a judgement of another. In this case, Etta depicted Kabuo as a deceiving person because of his looks and behavior. "He looked large and coarse, the Japanese man smaller and clear-eyed. They were about the same age but the Jap looked younger, fifteen years younger at least.