ASSIGNMENT | Japanese Fiction in Comparative Contexts (Kokoro part 1)

What does the narrator seem to value about Sensei? (Bullet points okay.) Do you identify with his point of view? Why or why not?

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Japanese Fiction in Comparative Contexts (Kokoro Part 1)

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