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Symbolism In Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet

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In Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, symbolism is present in the form of the Oscar Holden record. In the book, we learn that Jazz means something special to both Henry and Keiko. Near the beginning of the book, Henry is at a record shop looking for a specific record, “the holy grail of Seattle’s jazz recordings” (Ford 35), the Oscar Holden record. Calling the record a “holy grail” (Ford 35) reveals that this record means something special to Henry, but the meaning will not be revealed until later in the story. When Henry first buys the record as a child with Keiko, it is immediately special to him because it is the song that Oscar Holden played specifically for Henry and Keiko (Ford 113). As the story progresses, it becomes
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