Higuchi Ichiyô's "Childs Play"

Ichiyô was born in 1872 in Japan and died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis. Her father sent her to a private school with a classical curriculum despite the opposition of the mother. Ichiyô developed a reputation for being a voracious reader and excelled at writing. At a young age, her family moved to the red light district because of lack of means, an environment that became an inspiration to the young girl in her writing of "Childs Play". Some of the plaSy's main themes are growing up, poverty and interaction between children. The main characters are Midori and Nobu. Chokichi was the leader of the back street gang, and Shota, the leader of the main street gang.