Kusamakura · Character
Father
A paternal figure, possibly the narrator's or another character's father.
minor
Also known as Father
First appearance: xiii
Father's tie to The Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Kusamakura—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With The Narrator (family): Father is the narrator's parent, likely a source of guidance or memory in the narrator's reflections. With The Woman (social): Father knows the woman from the narrator's past, possibly as a…
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See Father in xiiiCharacter Web
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Relationship types
- Family
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Religious and philosophical figures
- Inn and local figures
- Protagonist
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- The Narrator
family · positive
Father is the narrator's parent, likely a source of guidance or memory in the narrator's… How this plays out →
- The Woman
social · ambivalent
- The Woman
social · ambivalent
- The Narrator
family · positive
Father is the narrator's parent, likely a source of guidance or memory in the narrator's… How this plays out →
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See Father in xiii