Kokoro | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Sensei - This character loses his parents as a young man and is left to rely on his paternal uncle to manage his family's home and fortune.

K - When this character is a young boy, he is adopted out to an affluent doctor and his family.

Soseki - This character is a young man searching for answers to fill the emptiness he feels inside.

Sensei's Wife, Shizu (Ojosan) - This character worries over her husband's emotional state and isolation from society.

Sensei's Father - This character is a simple country gentleman who...
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