Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet Literary Analysis

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Usefulness can be defined as when something is entertaining. In Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, I will explore how the book is useful for entertaining. As the name suggests, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is a bittersweet novel that contains heavy themes of discrimination, coming of age, and young love. The book will be useful to anyone seeking a feel-good love story tempered with tragedy. This book deals with heavy themes of racism, which contrasts with the almost whimsical feel of the relationship between the two main characters, Henry and Keiko. It is immediately made clear that Henry being friends with a Japanese American will be heavily frowned upon by his father, who is a Chinese nationalist. When Henry's …show more content…

Your people. d. 183. The blatant racism displayed in this particular part of the book is alarming. It is a pivotal moment foreshadowed throughout the Henry's novel, and it is clear from Henry's set that Henry's father will not react positively to Henry's special relationship with Keiko due to his background as a Chinese nationalist. This moment sets off the chain of events that forms the basis of the conflict between Henry and his father. Despite his desire to be his father, Henry feels rejected by him because of his prejudiced views. In his attempt to protect his son, Henry's father unintentionally causes him pain, creating an intriguing dynamic that keeps the reader engaged. Henry pursued her despite his father's disapproval of his relationship with Keiko. Adversity struck their relationship early on when Keiko was interned in a camp near Seattle and later relocated to one in Idaho. Henry spent his entire life saving to visit her, leading to a heartwarming moment amidst the gloom and doom of the book. "He was leaning in, his forehead pressed against the cold metal wire; if there was something sharp there, he didn't feel it. All he felt was Keiko's cheek, wet from the rain, as she leaned in

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