In Jamie Ford’s novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” the main character Henry Lee goes through many hardships that prepare him for his future. Henry Lee demonstrates a caring personality throughout the novel to everyone he meets. Henry’s caringness is displayed during a flashback with his old friend Heiko. Right before Heiko goes into a japanese internment camp she tells Henry “That's fine. Be who you are; she said turning away a look of disappointment in her. But I'm an American.” Not only can readers infer that Henry is heartbroken after hearing this they can also predict how caring Henry is because he's so determined to find Heiko again. Henry then hunts down Heiko. This shows how caring Henry is and foreshadows how caring will
