In the book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, Henry's relationship with his parents affects his other relationships in the 1940s and 1980s negatively by not being able to show his feelings and not having a good father-son bond. Consequently, because he doesn't have a good relationship with his parents, it affects his relationships with Keiko and Marty. Also, Henry doesn’t have any siblings, so he doesn’t have experience talking to people. Henry’s relationship with his father is estranged. Henry has different beliefs than his father. Henry’s father is a strong traditionalist and he doesn’t want to be in contact with any Japanese people. Henry likes Keiko and doesn’t want to stop talking to her, even though his father tells
