The Mole (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Yasunari Kawabata
- First Published: 1940
- Type of Plot: Epistolary
- Time of Work: The twentieth century
- Setting: Japan
- Principal Characters: Sayoko, Her husband, Her mother
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Twentieth century, Dreams, Domestic violence, Japan or Japanese people, Anatomy, Human anatomy
- Locales: Japan
The Story
The text of “The Mole” is an undated letter written by Sayoko to her husband of some years. She tells him about a dream that she has had. The night before, during a visit to her mother's home, Sayoko reports that she dreamed of the mole located high on the upper right side of her back, near her shoulder. Through her reflections on her marriage and life and her account of her dream about her mole, Sayoko reveals both her past and present. She knows that her husband will know about the mole about which she has dreamed because it has been the focus of dissension...
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