A literary criticism on The Grasshopper and the Bell Cricket by Yasunari Kawabata

1. Sandra

2. In “The Grasshopper and the Bell
Cricket,” the point of view (POV) used by
the author, Yasunari Kawabata, in telling
the story/ choosing the narrator, is an
important factor in understanding the
story’s theme.

4. Relationship

7. Ann Charters defines “point of
view” as “the author’s choice of
narrator for the story”(1009)
<Charters, Ann. “Appendix 3: The Elements of Fiction.” The
Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. Compact
6th Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003. 1003-1015.>

8. <Charters, Ann. “Appendix 3: The Elements of
Fiction.” The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to
Short Fiction. Compact 6th Edition. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003. 1003-1015.>

10. • The use of personal
pronouns, “I” and “me”

11. The thoughts inside the narrator’s mind

12. Theme of the Story

19. Ann Charters defines “point of
view” as “the author’s choice of
narrator for the story”(1009)
<Charters, Ann. “Appendix 3: The Elements of Fiction.” The
Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction. Compact
6th Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003. 1003-1015.>