Bitters

founded on for too long. “American” is not an epithet reserved for birthright residents, but rather a title which embraces all residents of the country, including first and second level immigrants, particularly Japanese. In Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, Keiko, a second level Japanese immigrant who has resided in America her whole life, speaks nothing but English, and goes to a white school, is denied this title. Instead, she is shipped away to an internment camp and loses

The hotel on the corner of bitter and sweet is a novel written by Jamie Ford. This book takes place in between 1940s to 1990s, during the World War II. This is when the Japanese’s were forced into concentration camps. Some were temporarily to live in horse stalls. This is a fictional story between a Japanese girl and a Chinese boy. Jamie Ford uses characters to show most relationships can survive anything. Henry’s relationship with Keiko is indestructible. For example, “if you walk you walk

Thematic Chart for Summer Reading Assignment: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. THEME 1: Prejudice with regard to race or ethnicity Quote with page # citation Commentary on its significance Keiko says to Henry “That's fine. Be who you are, “ she said, turning away, a look of disappointment in her eyes. “But I'm an American.” (60) This shows the tension between the races. It also shows how Keiko is proud of her American heritage no matter the cost. Keiko said, “ I was born here. I don't

contagious behaviors agrees. In his research he has found that “habits are contagious; passed from parents to children, such as if parents value education and learning, their children will value education and learning” (Corley). In Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the author Jamie Ford showcases how the protagonist, Henry Lee, struggles with not being a reflection of his family, both in his childhood and in his adulthood. Henry is a prime example of how children are required to show intellectual

Life or Land? A Critical Review of Gershom Gorenberg’s A Bitter Prize: Israel and the Occupied Territories. All throughout the 20th century Israel and its neighboring countries were left in shambles after devastating wars. Gershom Gorenberg’s A Bitter Prize: Israel and the Occupied Territories goes over the Six-Day War that happened in Israel in 1967 and its aftermath. Gershom Gorenberg is an Israeli citizen and when he learned about the war he decided to write about the importance of it and everything

Jamie Ford uses a lot of literary language to describe different parts of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, however, the imagery he uses is unlike the rest. Ford uses imagery to describe characters' looks and attributes to reveal a character's personality. Jamie Ford calls Ms.Beatty a broad woman, which reveals Ms.Beatty is a strong emotionless woman who built up her body to face her hardships so that she can help Henry and Keiko strive through their hardships as individuals and together.

As motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said, “We are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.” Henry Lee is just one of the many examples that proves this quote true. In the novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, by Jamie Ford, the relationships between Henry and those close to him shape his character. Keiko Okabe, Henry’s son, and Henry’s father interact with Henry in ways that seem small, but in the end the events that have taken place influence Henry greatly. Throughout

The Bitter Side of Sweet is a novel about the use of child labour and child trafficking in West Africa which supplies most of the world's cacao, a key ingredient in many types of confectionery. A report released last year by the Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine determined that in 2013/14, approximately 2.26 million children were working in cacao production, 2.12 million children were working in child labor in cacao production and 2.03 million children were working

Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford is a book mostly about self-reliance and maintaining friendship. One theme is self reliance because in the book, Henry is able to do what he think is right and he is able to make decisions without others influencing them. In the novel, Henry's Dad does not approve of Keiko because she is Japanese and he is Chinese. The father does everything that he can do to stop Keiko and Henry from continuing their friendship and crush. He goes to Henry and

many similarities. The Japanese Americans were treated worse during the war but the African Americans have been treated terrible since they arrived in North America as slaves. This is also true in Jamie Ford’s historic drama, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. Henry, a Chinese American, is the main character who goes to the Panama Hotel in Seattle and remembers his past during WWII. He remembers his first love, Keiko, who was a Japanese American. Henry’s father was a very cultural man and despised