The Setting Sun (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Shūji Tsushima
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Shortly after World War II
- Setting: Tokyo and a country house in Izu
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Class conflict, Suicide, 1940’s, World War II, Substance abuse, Moral conditions, Illegitimacy, Drug addiction or addicts, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Japan or Japanese people, Tokyo
- Locales: Tokyo, Japan, Izu, Japan
Characters Discussed
Kazuko, the narrator, a twenty-nine-year- old woman living with her mother. She is from an aristocratic family whose fortunes are dwindling, and she is well-educated in Western culture. She sees herself as a victim. After her marriage ended in divorce, she returned home to live with her mother. She idolizes her mother’s elegant manners but, like her mother, is helpless in handling finances. After leaving their Tokyo estate and servants for a humbler life in the country, Kazuko and her mother await the return of Naoji, Kazuko’s brother. Kazuko becomes...
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