"For this reason she clung with tenacity to the affection and constant attentions of her son, and no man could be more devoted than was General Dominis to his mother." (ch. 4)
This sentence really stood out to me because it is a custom in today's world more commonly for males to be close with their moms, but it is not something I thought was common in past times. I was always under the impression that in past times, males would move out of the house early on, create their own life, and not really turn back to their family they were apart of growing up. Today, it is much more common for people to remain close with their parents, so this struck my attention since General Dominis was so loyal to his mother, even as an adult. It is obvious that family ties were a priority with this culture.
The subtext here is that he was more loyal to his mother than his wife. In fact, his mother hated the Queen. And Dominis was a philandering husband that was not faithful to Lili'uokalani, so it is interesting that she portrays him so well.
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