Yamamoto's 17 syllables "Yamamoto reveals the tragic situation through many stories, many female immigrants are sending unfortunate married life. In order to get support, rural Issei women are not only separated from their mothers and grandmothers by the Pacific Ocean but are often isolated from each other.
The relationship between mother and daughter is depicted in "17 syllables" written by Yamamoto Hisae and "Always Walker's" everyday use ". In "17 syllables", the main character Rosie was Japanese-born Japanese not so familiar with Japanese culture, her mother, Issei's mother, Mr. Hayashi grew up in Japan and married the United States. Mrs. Hayashi writes Japanese traditional poetry ha and likes to escape from her unrequited reality.
In the story of Yamamoto Naoe 's "17 syllables", it is important to send a two - cultural life. Rosie, one of the protagonists, often conflicts with his mother's Tomi Hayashi. Rosie is experiencing two different cultural lives, and Tome is only used to living in culture. Therefore, cultural conflict between mothers and daughters is important to shape their personality and help people to understand why they show each other how to handle each other. Rosie and Tome clearly have a gap between generations in the story. Rossi was born and brought up in America, but his mother was born and grew up in Japan. This means that Rossi lives in the second generation and experiences American culture and Japanese culture. When Rossi went to school, she became more American. She likes shooting a lot of American movies for his friend Tizco.