Short Fiction · Character
Khashoji
A Chinese cavalryman in the Liaotung millet fields who, ten minutes into a skirmish, feels cold steel enter his neck and rides on with the wound branded into his mind.
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Also known as Poor Khashoji
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A Chinese cavalryman who is mortally wounded in battle and later dies when his head falls off in a bar fight.
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Khashoji starts from a Chinese camp to reconnoiter near a river hamlet, and suddenly meets Japanese horsemen in a field of yellowing giant millet. Sabres flash, his own blade grows greasy with sweat, and a red-capped…
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- Professional
- Social
- Rivalry
- Other
Character groups
- Misfortune and Historical Duty
- Authors and Framing Narratives
- Diverse Figures in Moral and Social Tales
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Kandata’s final, selfish choice—saving only himself by grabbing the spider’s thread—reaches its emotional and…
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- Major Kimura
professional · ambivalent
Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty and hierarchical… How this plays out →
- a certain Mr. Yamakawa
social · neutral
- the Japanese
rivalry · negative
- The Chinese
rivalry · negative
- Major Kimura
professional · ambivalent
Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty and hierarchical… How this plays out →
- the Japanese
rivalry · negative
- a certain Mr. Yamakawa
social · neutral
- a certain Mr. Yamakawa
social · neutral
- The Chinese
rivalry · negative
- Major Kimura
professional · ambivalent
Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty and hierarchical… How this plays out →
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