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"Is Kabuo home ? ". The two often spent time together "Look at this, Kabuo loaned it to me". Kabuo had lent Carl a bamboo fishing rod made by his father. Though this friendship was condemned by Etta Heine, it continued until such a time that the "real world" of maturity and prejudice and cultural differences removed was brought into their lives by the war.
Hatsue and Ishmael also shared a very close friendship for many years, from the time of childhood till their teens when the two became extremely close, to the point of sexual contact. "I want to marry you" , in a time where inter racial marriages were considered heinous by both cultures. Had either of their parents known of their secret love, their friendship would have been broken up. It is evident that as children the characters in the novel were not affected by prejudice and racism. All characters understood the values and traditions held by their cultures, but as children they chose to ignore the prejudices of their ...

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is apparent that by Kabuo's beliefs, he would be unable to kill a man, his devastating remorse and "debts to the dead" cause the reader to believe in his innocence. Only here in the midst of war can the reader learn the true remorse that Kabuo feels when having killed someone.

The reader is also able to view the development of Ishmaels hatred for Hatsue. "He hated her now he wanted to kill as many Japs as possible, he felt hatred" Hatsue had grown up, she had come to realise her roots and her culture, understanding that she must love and marry one of her own kind, it was expected of her. Hatsue had been taught by Mrs Shigemura how to be a proper Japanese girl, it was in her upbringing ...

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