Like both Hanako and Dusty have long hair and wear jeans, but it's really in how they try to understand each other's costumes. Dusty following Hanako's instructions, feels the heat of the cup before drinking it or even Hanako lets Dusty finish drying the dishes, which is "an unacceptable act for a woman raised according to the ancient [Japanese] tradition she has been exposed to taught a position of submission to men.” (Taylor, 1998) This helps symbolize how both cultures can understand each other and get along despite what may have happened in the past between them the embodiment of two cultures that have, through the new generation, the ability to understand each other deeply