![]() We recognize that this novel shares a sense of timelessness supporting the entire foundation the themes we see explored here are quite applicable to the lives we live today. Soseki successfully creates deep characters that permeate the weak boundaries of the human character. However, it will be shown that Kokoro is a novel that, like so many others, breaks the barriers of time. It is fair to say, at least based on a personal experience, that one might have a tendency to discount the credibility of the work or deem much of the information irrelevant due to ages age and cultural differentiation. Several themes are woven into the pages of this older novel. Natsume Soseki’s Kokoro explores a great deal of subject matter. ![]() While Kokoro was written in Japan many years ago, it may be valuable to a reader even in contemporary society as its attributes may be embraced today, despite its age and cultural focus. Any one reading this powerful work will quickly relate to the characters who go through tremendous strife, personal changes and much reflection. The novel is, after all, about human nature. ![]() ![]() It is Soseki’s Kokoro that captures the essence of friendship and loneliness, truth and betrayal, and life and death. ![]() Few novels dare to touch the inner vulnerability of humankind. ![]()
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