MADMAN ON THE ROOFTOP (ENGLISH)

Question 1

Who is the author of the story?

Answer 1

Kan Kikuchi

Question 2

Who are all the characters in the Madman of the Rooftop?

Answer 2

> The Madman, Batsushima Yoshitarô, aged 24.
His Younger Brother, Suejirô, a middle school student, aged 17.
His Father, Gisuke.
His Mother, Oyoshi
A Neighbor, Tôsaku.
A Servant, Kichiji, aged 20.
A Hag referred to as a Holy- woman, aged about 50.

Question 3

When and where was the time and place of the story?

Answer 3

Time: Meiji, in the thirties
Place: An island off the coast of Sanuki in the Inland Sea.

Question 4

Identify which one is the conflict and solution:

1. Yoshitarô’s madness and his family’s struggle to deal with it
2. The story ends with the family accepting Yoshitarô’ condition, leaving him on the roof as the golden evening sun sets.

Answer 4

1. Conflict
2. Solution

Question 5

Name at least three themes of the story.

Answer 5

> Madness
Familial Love
Societal Shame