What is the author's style in Kokoro by Soseki Natsume?

Kokoro was originally written in Japanese and later translated to English by Edwin McClellan. As Mr. McClellan hoped, the language of Kokoro is simple and at times poetic in its description. There is, at times, a stiff formality to the language that is natural in translated text, as the word usage is more exact given the strict guidelines.

The language of Kokoro is in keeping with the time period and characterizes the individuals in the story. Though the reader is not privy to Sensei's thoughts until Part III, the dialogue shared between Soseki and Sensei, denotes the difference in the viewpoints of each man. The narrator's expository style is simple and poetic when describing the change of seasons as well as Soseki's sentiments toward the other characters in the story.