'Snow Falling on Cedars' by David Guterson is based on a trial involving a Japanese American man on trial for killing a white man. The story takes place in the 1940s, when World War II was breaking out and America was becoming hostile to Japanese Americans. Throughout the story, there is a minor character named Alvin Hooks who was the prosecutor and played an important role in the trail demonstrating the acts of prejudice against the Japanese. I will talk about how Alvin Hooks showed prejudice towards the Japanese in order to win his case and prosecute Mr. Miyamoto. At the beginning, Alvin Hooks brings his very first witness to the stand, Sheriff Art Moran, who was a minor. character throughout the story but still had to testify. The sheriff explained that last night there was fog on the lake and the boat's lights were still on. That's why he and his deputy went to Carl's boat later the next day to see if everything was okay. When they arrived at the boat, they found that everything was clean except for a coffee cup on the floor. Later, the sheriff found Carl's net containing it. They removed the net in which his body was found from the water. They testify that they saw a wound on the side of Carl's head. Alvin Hooks responds with disgust, already knowingly convincing the jurors that Mr. Miyamoto was the one who killed Carl. In the courtroom, Mr. Hooks uses the evidence presented to him and the testimony of witnesses to prosecute Mr. Miyamoto. Mr. Hooks takes drastic measures using personal attacks and showing prejudice against the accused to convince jurors that Mr. Miyamoto is a killer. During the journey, Alvin hangs...... middle of paper ......stions on the man, but Kubuo continues to change his story. Alvin Hooks begins to make remarks about Mr. Miyamoto, saying, "You are a difficult man to trust, Mr. Miyamoto. You are sitting in front of us without any expression, keeping a poker face. After this remark, Mr. Miyamoto left the stand and the entire juror took a good look at him. So Alvin Hooks felt he was back on track to having the juror on his side, and then the defendant. At the end of the hearing, Alvin Hooks does not stop at his prejudices against the Japanese. Making them feel like they're not human and don't belong here. Alvin Hooks is a prosecutor who won't give up on his cases and will use any form of evidence against you. Ultimately, the jurors did not side with him because it was a misunderstanding of how Carl died. Carl died following an accident that caused him.