The unwritten laws that dictate the relationship between the Japanese and the "hakujin" (58), or white islanders, provide a first example of how preconceived notions separate the two communities. ... She tells Hatsue to avoid white men, claiming that they "carry in their hearts a secret lust for pure young Japanese girls" (64). We see that from a young age Hatsue has been indoctrinated to distrust the whites as much as the whites distrust the Japanese: "With the all the seriousness of a fortune teller, she predicted that white men would desire Hatsue" (64). ... Shigemura's claims and pred...

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