Bird’s wife
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Bird’s wife is a central yet largely offstage character in Kenzaburō Ōe’s novel "A Personal Matter," whose difficult childbirth and medical crisis catalyze the protagonist Bird’s moral and emotional turmoil.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearanceType | mostly offstage ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Personal Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
difficult childbirth
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medical crisis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| createdBy | Kenzaburō Ōe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole | mother ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Personal Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
literary fiction
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasChild | Bird’s newborn son ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married to Bird ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
catalyst for protagonist’s emotional turmoil
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catalyst for protagonist’s moral crisis ⓘ central offstage character ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| publicationContext | postwar Japanese literature ⓘ |
| settingOfFictionalLife | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalSetting | 1960s Japan ⓘ |
| thematicAssociation |
disability
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family crisis ⓘ moral choice ⓘ parenthood ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Kenzaburō Ōe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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