Snow Falling On Cedars: Hatsue And Ishmael's Incompatibility

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more logical and rational with her feelings. She saw her love
with Ishmael for what it was. She realized she did not really love him and that
she was still learning what love really is. She moved on with her life, whereas
Ishmael could not.
Ishmael's view of love did not change throughout the novel. He met
Hatsue as a child, and formed the idea that he loved her through his limited
knowledge and through his adolescent view of relationships. His love was
simplistic, yet real. He had concrete reasons for his love. He enjoyed being
with her. He looked forward to meeting her in the hollow cedar tree. He went
out of his way to see her, even if she did not see him. He thought of her no
matter what he was doing. In the simplest sense of the word, he loved Hatsue.
Hatsue was the second to think she fell in love. She reacted to Ishmael.
When they kissed on the boat, she did not think as much of it as Ishmael. She
did not realize he loved her until he told her. She ...

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