Abalone, Abalone, Abalone is a literary work by Toshio Mori explores the relationship between Mori and a neighbor named Mr. Abe. Mr. Abe is a Japanese man that is a carnation grower and who also collects shells. The story focuses on why these Abalone shells are important to Mr. Abe and eventually Mori. This short essay will present my thoughts about Mr. Abe's character and the aspects of the story that led to the conclusions that I made about Mr. Abe. Mr. Abe's Character

According to the story Mr. Abe seems to be a friendly thoughtful man who enjoys collecting Abalone shells and seemed to have a slight sense of mystery about him. Mori writes, "At noontime I used to go to his front porch and look at his collection of...

Abe seemed to want Mori to really understand the value of the shells in his own time.
It also seems that Mr. Abe was lonely and didn't have much of a life outside collecting the shells. The story states that he would spend hours polishing the shells. In addition it says that his porch was covered with shells and that he always had new ones to add to the collection.

Mr. Abe was also very fond of Mori and spent time with him everyday. They would talk about the shells and Mori would try to understand why Abe collected them. The story states that Mr. Abe 'would watch for me every noon hour. When I appeared he would look out of his room and bellow "Hello young man." (Mori) It was evident that Mr. Abe was impressed with Mori's interests in the Abalone shells and that he wanted Mori to enjoy the shells.

When Mori found a shell in his greenhouse Mr. Abe…