Narration of Botchan

Abstract

“Botchan” is a story generated by the first person “Ore” write and speak to someone. Narration of “Botchan” can be grasped uniformly by using the concept of implied author. As a result, the place of narrative is conscious. In the place of narrative, what are the attributes of narratee? The narrator uses multiple first person “Watashi” “Boku” “Ore” in the conversation. They are used according to the conversation partner and the scene. Analyzing how to use them reveals attributes of narratee when the narrator uses “Ore”. In the story of “Botchan”, the narrator and narratee have various attributes.