There are many different aspects of our society today, and relationships are a huge part of the society in many ways. In today's world there are many circumstances where relationships take place between various types of people. There are many types of relationships in everyone's lives and there are three important aspects that everyone should have and they are family, friends, and lastly love. These three different types of relationships are portrayed in many different ways through the novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. Henry developed many important relationships throughout the novel that were all special in their own way. This plays into society because Henry's relationships all had a special meaning to him, and
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Henry's father wants nothing but the best for Henry, so he pushes him to go to an all white school in which he meets the only other colored student there, a Japanese girl named Keiko. Henry is scared for his father to find out about Keiko because his father is a Chinese nationalist who has a strong love for his home country China. When Henry's father does finally find out about Henry and keiko's friendship he is very irate. His father is accusing him of siding with the enemy because the Chinese and Japanese are in an on going war. "young Henry lee stopped talking to his parents when he was twelve years old. Not because of some silly childhood tantrum, but because they asked him to."(12). Henry's father disowned him because of his relationship with Keiko and he felt as if he lost Henry's respect because Henry was disobeying him consistently. Henry felt bad that his father disowned him but when he found out his father is the reason Keiko and his relationship ended he just took a step back and stopped caring. Henry was shaped into a person of acceptance because of how his father looked at the Japanese race, so this made henry try to find the good in every person from that point on in his …show more content…
Henry and Keiko met at school while they were both working the lunch line as the only minority's in an all white school. This basically started there relationship because no one else would be friends with either of them so all they had was each other. The two of them developed an even deeper relationship and then Keiko found out her and her family would have to go to an internment camp because of the war between Japan and China. When Henry found out about this he was taken back by the whole situation because he was loosing his best friend and only friend besides Sheldon. Keiko and her family were brought to camp harmony and Henry was lucky enough to be able to help in the kitchen with the school cook Mrs. Beatty. "You've crossed some sort of line coming all the way down here, haven't you?"(201). He finally met Keiko at the camp on one of his trips and he found a sense of hope again seeing his best friend but he knew it was only temporary. Keiko eventually moved to a camp in Idaho which was further inland and Henry traveled there one time to see her and when he was just about to leave he told her he loved her and left. They sent letters back and forth for a year or so then slowly died out and Henry thought he lost her. Henry had to develop a sense of patience and acceptance because he had to expect the fact that Keiko was gone and he waited patiently for another chance if it
Henry's father wants nothing but the best for Henry, so he pushes him to go to an all white school in which he meets the only other colored student there, a Japanese girl named Keiko. Henry is scared for his father to find out about Keiko because his father is a Chinese nationalist who has a strong love for his home country China. When Henry's father does finally find out about Henry and keiko's friendship he is very irate. His father is accusing him of siding with the enemy because the Chinese and Japanese are in an on going war. "young Henry lee stopped talking to his parents when he was twelve years old. Not because of some silly childhood tantrum, but because they asked him to."(12). Henry's father disowned him because of his relationship with Keiko and he felt as if he lost Henry's respect because Henry was disobeying him consistently. Henry felt bad that his father disowned him but when he found out his father is the reason Keiko and his relationship ended he just took a step back and stopped caring. Henry was shaped into a person of acceptance because of how his father looked at the Japanese race, so this made henry try to find the good in every person from that point on in his …show more content…
Henry and Keiko met at school while they were both working the lunch line as the only minority's in an all white school. This basically started there relationship because no one else would be friends with either of them so all they had was each other. The two of them developed an even deeper relationship and then Keiko found out her and her family would have to go to an internment camp because of the war between Japan and China. When Henry found out about this he was taken back by the whole situation because he was loosing his best friend and only friend besides Sheldon. Keiko and her family were brought to camp harmony and Henry was lucky enough to be able to help in the kitchen with the school cook Mrs. Beatty. "You've crossed some sort of line coming all the way down here, haven't you?"(201). He finally met Keiko at the camp on one of his trips and he found a sense of hope again seeing his best friend but he knew it was only temporary. Keiko eventually moved to a camp in Idaho which was further inland and Henry traveled there one time to see her and when he was just about to leave he told her he loved her and left. They sent letters back and forth for a year or so then slowly died out and Henry thought he lost her. Henry had to develop a sense of patience and acceptance because he had to expect the fact that Keiko was gone and he waited patiently for another chance if it