In the story “The Thirteenth Night” by Ichiyō Higuchi, we see similarities and differences between the two main characters of the story which are Roku and Ozeki. Their differences are that Oseki is married to a rich and lives a life of luxury while Roku is a rickshaw driver and does not live a life of luxury. However, they both become similar due to both disliking the lives they live. In Oseki’s run-in with Roku, she learns that her life could be worse and that it’s worth it to stay with the man she married and to find happiness within her marriage and life because overall she could be in Roku’s place and live a poor life where she needs to work all the time to support herself despite being currently mentally abused by her husband. In the lens of a Marxist theorist, their run-in shows working towards a common goal as a society is crucial in being happy for yourself and others and working only towards improving your personal wealth once you’ve obtained more than what you need to be comfortable within life is a poison in our society.
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