The Corner

there are others where they can decide who they want to be. Undiscovered parts of oneself shine through at different moments during a lifetime, therefore, people are always discovering their true selves. This is evident in Jamie Ford's Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, where Henry continues to discover himself throughout many difficult times, as he was a Chinese boy raised by a "one-man Cultural Revolution[ist]" (ford 137) during World War II. Henry goes through many difficulties, from…

Home corner Role-play with integrated Technology (ICT) - First activity in depth: Purpose: Pretended play is supported by several theorists like Erikson (1950), Freud (1958), and Piaget (1962), who discussed the importance of this type of play in developing the children’s cognitive, social and emotional skills (Mindes & Donovan, 2001). Vygotsky was perhaps the most famous theorist in addressing the pretend play as the “leading factor in development,” noting that in play, children develop a range…

In Jamie Ford’s novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, he tells the story of the fallen devotion between Henry Lee, a Chinese adolescent, and Keiko Okabe, a Japanese adolescent, two lovers that are under extenuating circumstances that are preventing them from being together. Henry’s father is a Chinese nationalist, and because of World War II being fought in the story’s timeframe, he completely rejects any Japanese person, let alone a Japanese person with his only son. On the other hand…

In the novel Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet their are many pieces of history mentioned which create a scene of realism. One of these pieces is the hatred by Americans of Asians at the time. An example of this is when Henry is walking towards school where Chaz and Denny his bullies are on flag duty " Hey Tojo you forgot to salute the flag,""he's a yellow coward"(32). This shows how people were racists towards anyone who looked Japanese because of Pearl Harbor. The comments towards Henry…

Reilly Quiambao Ms. Minter American Lit, Period 1 Due 25 April, 2024 [Essential Question as Title] The book Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet strikingly depicts the truth of the events that occurred during World War II about how Japanese Americans were treated along with being incredibly useful in bringing awareness to the problem of cultural globalization by using past experiences to describe the different cultural backgrounds in America and the effects that globalization played a role on…

Truth can be defined as something that is in accordance with reality. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, written by Jamie Ford, is an accurate depiction of the 1940s, as a Japanese-Internment camp is a very prominent setting in the book. The bombing of Pearl Harbor changed racial relations in America, shifting hatred for Chinese-Americans into camaraderie, and made Japanese-Americans an enemy of the people. On February 19th, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order…

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Rich Matteson’s Jazz Corner. I listened to two other tapes, and they were all equally interesting. Rich Matteson’s broadcast had a very relaxed feel; even the tone of his voice is relaxing! I really like that he knew exactly what he was talking about; considering his prolific career and vast knowledge of music and jazz, everything he said was relevant, and he was very well-spoken. His broadcast is excellent for discovering jazz songs and jazz artists, as well as…

and changed. Today’s language, especially that found on the internet, coins special phrases and sayings for just about everything. One such phrase that has seen growing popularity on social media is “relationship goals”. In the novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, the main character, Henry, develops three main relationships that contribute to shaping his character. The first relationship expressed in the novel is that between Henry and his father. Henry’s father is…

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…

Who’s in My Corner? I consider friendship to be one of the most important parts of my life. For me it can be a person that makes me feel a combination of things that leave me feeling content with my own life. True friendship is unconditional. It is when I care for a person no matter what faults and failings they might have, and they treat me the same way. I need to have an array of different people in my life, not essentially just to make me happy, but because not one person can satisfy all the…