· The pictures of the fish (spring salmon or Chinook salmon, both the same type of salmon) represent what type of life they had fishing for the salmon to make a living. The pictures shows how something can be so living one day but then be dead the next. Just like in Carl Heins case, he was living and fishing one moment and the next be swept of his boat to his death
· The Japanese flag shows how the Japanese’s-Americans had to struggle during and after war time. They were put through the pain of being uprooted from where they lived to be sent to an internment camp in the middle of nowhere away from other citizens so that they didn’t pose any threat. The flag also represents the pain that Ishmael had when he had to fight against the Japanese at the Battle of Okinawa.
· The gill netter (boat) shows how Carl, Kabuo and many others made their living throughout the years. Carl was put through the pain of being swept away and dying. Kabuo was not allowed to do what he loved because he was accused of murdering Mr. Heine. The pain Kabuo had and his family must have suffered due to the fact that he wasn’t able to provide for his family during the trial.
· The quote on the left shows how they didn’t really want to be Japanese in America, because of the hate the people had after Pearl Harbor. They suffered pain, mostly mentally because of societies views on how a Japanese could be with an American.
· The quote on the right explains that the whole island would suffer because of Mr. Heins death. The whole island loved him for what he did, he was a great and loved gillnetter.
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