Answer:
Oscar Holden & the Midnight Blue, The Alley Cat Strut serve as a symbol of the strong connection between Henry and Keiko.
Explanation:
The record of Oscar Holden & the Midnight Blue, The Alley cat Strut, is a unifying force in the novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. The Alley Cat Strut is a song performed and dedicated to them by Oscar Holden, after he finds them listening to his music from the alley. It is a symbol of Henry and Keiko's love because it a recording of their song.
Although Henry’s son Marty and other people don’t believe that the record exists Henry knows it does, because he has seen it and held it in his hands, and so he knows his love with Keiko existed, too.
The record is ultimately responsible for reuniting Henry and Keiko after many years, when Keiko sends her own copy with a letter addressed to Henry to their mutual friend.
