The functions of characters in contemporary japanese woman literature

The aim of the thesis is to analyze the fiction characters in books The Nakano thrift shop from Kawakami Hiromi, Convenience Store Woman from Sayaka Murata and The Last Children of Tokyo from Tawada Yoko. The characters are examined mainly based on their presentation in the text. To analyze fiction characters, all the narrative elements contained in the text will be used. Subsequently, the thesis is devoted to a comparison of the characters and their functions in the text. All the characters are analyzed, with the focus on the more prominent ones