The Sound of Waves (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Yukio Mishima
- First Published: 1954
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Pastoral
- Time of Work: The 1950’s
- Setting: The Japanese island of Uta-Jima (Song Island)
- Genres: Long fiction, Pastoral
- Subjects: 1950’s, Love or romance, Marriage, Islands, Storms, Sea or seafaring life, Gossip, Japan or Japanese people
- Locales: Islands, Kyoto, Japan, Osaka, Japan, Okinawa, Japan, Song Island, Japan, Uta-Jima, Japan
Characters Discussed
Shinji Kubo, a bashful eighteen-year-old fisherman. He is well built and sunburned, with clear, dark eyes. He is levelheaded for his age but is sometimes conscious of his poverty, especially when confronted with the wealth and social status of Hatsue, the young woman he loves. Before meeting her, he had led a peaceful, contented life. His only driving ambition in life, other than winning Hatsue’s hand, is to acquire his own fishing boat and do coastal fishing with his younger brother. Basically unselfish and thoughtful, he has a “haphazard” respect...
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