A statue in San Francisco of Robert Louis Stevenson was referenced in the first shorty story we read. There was some confusion amongst the class as to why it was there. Stevenson spent much time in the Pacific Islands for health reasons, visiting San Francisco for a stay as well (He traveled widely). Stevenson was greatly inquisitive about other cultures, and was personal friends with many people of varying lineage, including King David Kalakaula of Hawaii. Thus the line "Robert Louis Stevenson would have thought about it," as the white journalist did not, as to why his article upset the Chinese community. Cause Robert Louis Stevenson was a man who was so smarts and borad minded, whereas the journalist was a narrow minded fool, that's what the autoher is getting at, kind of.
-I am the Goose!
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