Snow Country | 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

Komako - This character lives in a Japanese resort town and becomes a geisha in order to help pay medical bills.

Shimamura - This character studies occidental ballet and plans to write a book on the subject.

Yoko - This character dies at the end of the novel.

Yukio - This character suffers intestinal tuberculosis.

The Station Master - This character answers Yoko's questions about her brother.

The Blind Masseuse - This character has a watch with no face.

Kikuyu - This character accepted a restaurant as a gift.

Saichiro - This character...
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