Stories like Seventeen Syllables of Hisaye Yamamoto reveal something about the time period and how the author lived; we recognize these connotations in his essay “Seventeen Syllables” -- A Symbolic Haiku, through his logical view of everything. Yamamoto wants to educate American readers about the multicultural struggles carried out by immigrants (especially women) in America for freedom. It shows the purpose of everything through its special focus, the roles of women, both Japanese and American, the metaphorical meaning of haiku, the figurative meanings of the seasons, the numbers three and seventeen, and finally, the social obstacles between the hemisphere western and eastern. From what I discovered, Yamamoto explains to us that Haiku are a metaphor for the practices present in the spiritual and expressive nature of the oriental world. This is also where Tome discovers his individuality along with a vision of the meaning of life. Let's not forget that she also mentions the importance of Tome's pseudonym and how it signifies the growing and "spring" tr...