Short Fiction · Character
Major Kimura
A military officer whose actions are part of a historical narrative.
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Major Kimura's tie to Khashoji is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
A Japanese military attaché who knew Khashoji personally and shares the newspaper account with Mr.
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With Khashoji (professional): Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty and hierarchical obligations. With Khashoji (professional): Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Misfortune and Historical Duty
- Authors and Framing Narratives
- Protagonist
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- 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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- Khashoji
professional · ambivalent
Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty and hierarchical… How this plays out →
- Khashoji
professional · ambivalent
Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty and hierarchical… How this plays out →
- Khashoji
professional · ambivalent
Khashoji and Major Kimura are military associates, bound by duty and hierarchical… How this plays out →
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