Adam vs. Ishmael

Q: In what ways are Ishmael and Adam alike?

A: The characters Ishmael and Adam are alike in many different ways. One example would include they are both the protagonists of their own stories. Another would be that they both have extreme effects on the lives of others. Adam has effected his two sons and Ishmael had a choice between giving evidence for Kabuo's trial or keeping it to himself. Both are changing the pattern of a fellow characters life/lives.
Both Ishmael and Adam have been experienced with war and military, although Ismael lost his arm and was sent home, while Adam just finished and left. This left Ishmael haunted by the trama of war.
Both men have loved and lost. In Adams case, his wife Cathy was insane and didn't care about him in the way he did for her. She did not care enough to shoot to kill when she had a gun pointed straight at him. In Ishmael's, he was in love with a Japanese woman, hasue, which was not allowed in their society at the time during World War II. She ended up marrying another man. Unfortunately, they both overcome the pain and in the end, accepted the fact that they were not going to have the women they wished to have.
As a result, both men have become lonely and apart from the world they live in. They became seperated and antisocial. Adam stays at home not leaving very often. Ishmael and Adam both had to find courage and maturity to continue within themselves and continue their lives.