In Fiction
The domination of Hawaii by the Big Five forms much of the background for the book The Revolt of Mamie Stover, describing the life of a prostitute in Hawaii in the 1940s.
James Michener's fictionalized account of Hawaiian history, Hawaii included references to the Big Five, which he called "the Fort".
Read more about this topic: Big Five (Hawaii)
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“The beginning of human knowledge is through the senses, and the fiction writer begins where human perception begins. He appeals through the senses, and you cannot appeal to the senses with abstractions.”
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