Visualization to Characters' Appearance Pattern by Wavelet Analysis
Noriko Morohoshi, Hisashi Endo, Yoshifuru SAITO, Kiyoshi HORII · Journal of the Visualization Society of Japan · 2002
Characters' appearance pattern in a short story is visualized by means of the discrete wavelets. The first person character of the story plays an important role in making progress as a narrator. Namely, the first person tells the storyline and own feelings. The other characters construct each episode and maintain reality in the whole story. Wavelet analysis to characters' appearance in a short story Duke by Ekuni reveals the role of each character. In the story, Duke's image forms the fantastic atmosphere throughout the story. Author's trick for the impressive work is studied by wavelet visualization of the relation among the characters. Furthermore, investigating the first person singular and plural clarifies the roles of watashi and shonen.