"The Little Kingdom" ( Junichiro Tanizaki )

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" In "The Little Kingdom", Junichiro Tanizaki makes a socio-political commentary on Japan's need for a more democratic form of government. Tanizaki's short story was written in 1918, when prewar Japan was at the beginning of a period of class struggle. That the setting for "The Little Kingdom" is a classroom is no coincidence since the Japanese imperial government targeted education as a chief tool in its indoctrination and repression of the lower classes.

The hero of "The Little Kingdom" is Kaijima Shokichi, a middle-aged schoolteacher. Kaijima is described as a true "child of Edo," Edo being the former name of Tokyo before it was renamed and adopted as the imperial capital. That the hero is a nonconformist is evidenced early in his description. Kaijima is determined to become a scholar and defies the wishes of his.."

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