Accuse Is The Pretense Of The Cocktail Party

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I agree with the idea. In the last part of the story, the protagonist says what he actually wants to accuse is the pretense of the cocktail party, or the false relationship between countries; “It isn’t just the crime of one American that I want to indict, but all the pretense of the cocktail party.” Then he realizes the relationship between the U.S. and Okinawa is just the same as China and Japan, and says like this; “I was fooled by the logic of masks. I could kick myself for refusing to see how I was insulted and betrayed.” Therefore he comes to think that he has to end such relationship, and it can be said that it seems he believes that people have to know their own crime before they accuse someone. Therefore, the pressing charges against