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Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet Character Analysis

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In the novel, Hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet by Jamie Ford, there are many pieces of history that make this novel feel real. The story takes place Seattle Washington. In both the 40s when the main character is at the age of 12, and in the 80s when he is old and retired. Henry is the main character, he is a Chinese kid who grows up trying to live an American Life while being bullied for looking like a Japanese. One great example of this is, "... shoving Henry to the ground-- but not before ripping the button that read "I am Chinese" off Henry's shirt, leaving a small tear"(40). Because the japanese just bombed pearl habor, Henry is required by his father to wear a button that reads "I am Chinese" so others do not mistaken him for a
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