Divine Wind shows that friendship is a difficult concept especially against a background of war
* “The Divine Wind shows that friendship is a difficult concept especially against a background of war.” Friendship is a central theme in “The Divine Wind”, where the narrator, Hart Penrose articulates sorrowfully on the nature of friendships betrayal, lost and won. ... As he struggles with the dilemma of lost friendships, Hart shows how people drift apart, especially at a time of crisis such as a war. ... Surprisingly, this incident fractures their friendship immensely “she was polite but distant with me” and it is not re-establish until years after. Hart and Mitsy’s friendship is an example of the fragility in relationships, where a connection between two friends is easily extinguished. ... Ida does not accept Mitsy because of her Japanese background, which in the end generates complications and secrecies in their friendship, “we didn’t want Mitsy to know about our troubles.” Mitsy also is torn between her Japanese cultural and those of her friends and as their differences become too apparent - Mitsy and her loyalty towards her Japanese traditions, their friendship begins to divide.