Breasts and Eggs Characters

Mieko Kawakami
This Study Guide consists of approximately 75 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Breasts and Eggs.

Breasts and Eggs Characters

Mieko Kawakami
This Study Guide consists of approximately 75 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Breasts and Eggs.
This section contains 1,492 words
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Natsuko

Natsuko is the main character and first-person narrator of Breasts and Eggs. Natsuko’s full name is Natsuko Natsume, and the similarity between her first and last name is a matter of mystery and speculation throughout the book. Some people, such as Natsuko’s editor Ryoko Sengawa, at first think that her name might be merely a pen name. The name comes across as invented or fabricated. It is possible that her mother gave her a name similar to her own family name, Natsume, as a way of preserving it, but Natsuko reverted to her mother’s maiden name after her parents separated.

Natsuko is a writer, and over the span of the book she goes from being unpublished to being a successful author. Her writing career determines much of how she moves through life and her encounters with other people. In Book Two, two of the main...

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