Short Fiction · Character

Mōri Sensei

A Tokyo middle-school English teacher whose precise pronunciation cannot hide his fumbling Japanese, and whose purple necktie trembles under his students' laughter.

major

Also known as Sensei

First appearance: Mōri Sensei

As a major figure in Short Fiction, Mōri Sensei is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

The former English teacher, now seen in a café teaching waiters, unchanged in appearance and manner.

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Mōri Sensei enters class with a bow, opens the Choice Reader, and calls a student to translate Robinson Crusoe. He corrects every mispronunciation with strange confidence, yet when his own turn comes he gropes for the word 'monkey' and presses his bald head into his hands. His small body shrinks like a deflated balloon while the boys titter, and the narrator, years later, still wants to cover his ears at the memory.

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Character Web

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Character groups

Misfortune and Historical Duty
Protagonist
Diverse Figures in Moral and Social Tales
Sages and Missionaries
Authors and Framing Narratives

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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Kandata
professional · positive
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Kandata
professional · positive
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