Next Section Glossary Previous Section Kokoro Summary Buy Study Guide How To Cite in MLA Format Lin, Alexander. The motherless son of a Buddhist priest, K is an extremely idealistic, determined, and indifferent young man who has been Sensei's friend since the two were young. 'Okusan' is the polite form of address for someone else's wife. Sensei calls her by her name, Shizu but in the context of his story she is called 'Ojosan,' which is the polite form of address for 'young lady' or 'daughter'. Sensei's Wife / OjosanĪ very beautiful woman whose seemingly simpleminded nature belies her strong emotional intuition. The Narrator's MotherĪ kindly and simpleminded country woman. The Narrator's FatherĪ pleasant and simpleminded old country man who is suffering from kidney disease. He hints of his dark past, but never reveals it. Although he is weary of the world in general, he becomes a mentor of sorts for the narrator. SenseiĪn enigmatic man who lives a reclusive and idle life with his wife. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, kanshi, and fairy tales. He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. Youthful and earnest, he is drawn to Sensei but feels alienated from his family. Natsume Sseki ( ), born Natsume Kinnosuke ( ), was a Japanese novelist. The unnamed narrator, a well-off young man from the countryside, attends university in Tokyo.
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