The Floating World (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Cynthia Kadohata
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: The 1950’s
- Setting: The United States
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s
- Locales: United States
Characters Discussed
Olivia Ann, the protagonist and narrator. Olivia is the oldest of four children. She tells about her cross- country adventures from the West to the South and about her teenage life in Gibson, Arkansas, where her family settles. She relates her adolescent view of her relatives and of the key events in her own life, including the death of her grandmother, her first job, and her first sexual encounter. In her episodic reminiscences, Olivia sketches out her life from the time she is twelve until she is a young adult, all the while living in a “floating...
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