Minnie Character Analysis in After Darkness

Minnie is an Aboriginal Australian woman who has been in a relationship with Harada for 20 years. When Australian officials start rounding up Japanese immigrants and taking them to internment camps, Minnie urges Harada to flee. Because he wants to be with her as long as possible, though, Harada refuses to leave Australia. Harada's refusal to flee exasperates Minnie.

Minnie Character Timeline in After Darkness

The timeline below shows where the character Minnie appears in After Darkness. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...to Japan in many years, is in a long-term relationship with an Aboriginal woman named Minnie. Ibaraki plans to go to Melbourne and Sydney, and he will be closing the hospital... (full context)

...Ibaraki checks on Harada. As he watches Harada sleep, he thinks of his devotion to Minnie. Harada stayed with Minnie instead of going back to Japan, where it was safer for... (full context)

Racism, Xenophobia, and Division Theme Icon

...Dr. Ibaraki wonders why the authorities have not come for him. He visits Harada and Minnie for dinner, where Minnie, who tried to make Harada go back to Japan for his... (full context)

Kindness, Compassion, and Selflessness Theme Icon

One day sometime after his dinner with Harada and Minnie, the officials come to the hospital to intern Dr. Ibaraki. Ibaraki does not protest and... (full context)

...touch, but Harada insists that he will die in the camp, never able to see Minnie again. Ibaraki thinks of Kayoko and the uncertainty of their relationship. (full context)