A Daughter of the Samurai · Character
Goro
A servant or retainer in Etsu's family home.
minor
First appearance: i winters in echigo
Goro's tie to Mother is one of the pressures that moves A Daughter of the Samurai—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A skilled master carpenter and minor retainer; visits for New Year and shares a humorous poem about the god of poverty, recalling Father's wit.
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With Mother (family): Son and mother, with Goro being another child of the mother. With Mother (family): Son and mother, with Goro being another child of the mother. With Mother (family): Son and mother, with Goro being…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- Extended Family, Friends, and Acquaintances
- Protagonist
- Japanese Family and Servants
- Childhood and Poetic Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Mother
family · positive
Son and mother, with Goro being another child of the mother. How this plays out →
- Mother
family · positive
Son and mother, with Goro being another child of the mother. How this plays out →
- Mother
family · positive
Son and mother, with Goro being another child of the mother. How this plays out →
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