The second section, which ends the novel, follows the narration of Sensei’s life prior to meeting the initial narrator. These questions are set against the backdrop of his meeting and subsequent relationship with an older man of the previous generation who he refers to as Sensei. The narrative is an university student who is the process of questioning his life and future. The first and by far the largest of the two sections is the set in the contemporary world of the novel’s publication. Soseki’s novel is broken up into two narrative sections. But I will tell that it must and does speak to larger, more society driven aspects regarding generations and the secrets or stories that come to define them. Because of this we have to assume that novel explores what truly lies at the hearts of the characters involved. The word “kokoro” is translated as heart in English. Original published in 1914 in Japan and to much acclaim, Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro helped to mark the end of the Meiji Period (1868-1912) in the country. Kokoro Soseki’s Kokoro: Changing Generations after the Meiji Period
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