Aloha Oe
Analysis of “ Aloha Oe”
By Antonio Oliveros
Aloha Oe is a short story written by American author John Griffith "Jack" London (born John
Griffith Chaney,[1] January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916). (Wikipedia, n.d.)
The story is about the unfulfilled love due to societal and race differences between a 15 –year old socialite, Dorothy Sambrooke, the daughter of a U.S. senator Jeremy Sambrooke and Stephen Knight
(also referred as to “Steve” throughout most of the story) a 20‐year old boy Hawaii native.
The story is set in in Hawaii in the early 1900’s, a time where the relationship between different races was very troublesome. Dorothy, a plain and unexperienced girl, arrived to Hawaii alongside her father and a commission of other U.S. senators and their families for a month‐long summit in the island. Upon arrival, Dorothy meets Steve, who was one of the persons in charge of entertaining the senatorial party during their stay in Hawaii.
Uninterested in sitting through boring speeches and other activities the senatorial party was In the island to attend to, Dorothy decided to explore the wonders Hawaii had to offer, and Steve made it his mission to show it to her. For the 4 weeks she stayed in the island, Dorothy put aside her books and old ways and let Steve be her guide. He took her canoeing, surf boarding and horse riding among other things. She thought she had become good friends with Steven, however, due to her naiveté, she could not see that Steve looked at her as more than a friend. During one of the island exploration, Steve taught Dorothy the meaning of a song they had been sung in every placed they had visited ever since they arrived in the island: Aloha Oe, which meant My Love Be with You until We Meet Again.
The time finally came for the party to leave Hawaii. Dorothy and her father were at the ship waving good bye to the people that had hosted them for a whole month. Dorothy was somewhat puzzled by
Steve’s
By Antonio Oliveros
Aloha Oe is a short story written by American author John Griffith "Jack" London (born John
Griffith Chaney,[1] January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916). (Wikipedia, n.d.)
The story is about the unfulfilled love due to societal and race differences between a 15 –year old socialite, Dorothy Sambrooke, the daughter of a U.S. senator Jeremy Sambrooke and Stephen Knight
(also referred as to “Steve” throughout most of the story) a 20‐year old boy Hawaii native.
The story is set in in Hawaii in the early 1900’s, a time where the relationship between different races was very troublesome. Dorothy, a plain and unexperienced girl, arrived to Hawaii alongside her father and a commission of other U.S. senators and their families for a month‐long summit in the island. Upon arrival, Dorothy meets Steve, who was one of the persons in charge of entertaining the senatorial party during their stay in Hawaii.
Uninterested in sitting through boring speeches and other activities the senatorial party was In the island to attend to, Dorothy decided to explore the wonders Hawaii had to offer, and Steve made it his mission to show it to her. For the 4 weeks she stayed in the island, Dorothy put aside her books and old ways and let Steve be her guide. He took her canoeing, surf boarding and horse riding among other things. She thought she had become good friends with Steven, however, due to her naiveté, she could not see that Steve looked at her as more than a friend. During one of the island exploration, Steve taught Dorothy the meaning of a song they had been sung in every placed they had visited ever since they arrived in the island: Aloha Oe, which meant My Love Be with You until We Meet Again.
The time finally came for the party to leave Hawaii. Dorothy and her father were at the ship waving good bye to the people that had hosted them for a whole month. Dorothy was somewhat puzzled by
Steve’s
Cited: Wikipedia. (n.d.). Retrieved from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London