Alohe Oe is a short story written by American author Jack London, born John Griffith Chaney, (January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) in San Francisco, California. This story was first published in a magazine called The Lady's Realm in 1908. Set against the lush backdrop of Hawaii, we find ourselves at the end of a story rather than the beginning. The mournful song of Aloha Oe swells as we pan the transport, its bridges, walkway and dock looking for who this song is intended for. It turns out that it is not about the many natives described or the gathered sailors, but about the party of United States senators, wives and daughters who are now leaving the island to return home. We are impressed that it is only for them that this elaborate farewell is created. The most important thing in the story is that she is the daughter of a senator, Jeremy Sambrooke. Jeremy himself is not impressed by this display of ardor. He is impatient, fat and tanned. Sweating under the dozens of flower garlands that have been bestowed upon him and the other senators, he finds them disgusting. It deals with the thought of acquiring material resources and power. He is building his empire in his mind. He doesn't even see his daughter, who is transforming right in front of him. He sees no beauty, only work and resources. He ignores the young man waving at his daughter. Dorothy, a tender fifteen-year-old girl, says goodbye for the first time to the young man and the place where she found adventure and a break from her usual life as a schoolgirl. In the moments of his departure, he reflects on his time spent on this journey, not with his father, but with a young man. Stephen Knight, a young man in his twenties, is offered to her as entertainment while her father is drunk and... middle of paper... is real, or part of the entertainment. There are hints of the material throughout. problems with the senator. The journey defined as a junket is the first. A party by definition is a journey undertaken at the expense of someone else, especially a politician. He is given wine and dinner and his daughter is entertained so that he can plan how to use the resources and manpower of the island whose natives he considers inferior to himself and whose cultural beauty he does not appreciate. There is no need to look for racial prejudice, it is clearly stated. I believe the author expresses his appreciation for the beauty of the island and the natives and wants you to feel the injustice of it along with Dorothy. Works Cited Jack London. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 07:27, 15 April 2014, from http://www.biography.com/people/jack-london-9385499.