Forever Alone In the book Kokoro by Natsume Sōseki, there are two main characters in this book and both deal with multiple different aspects of loneliness. The word Kokoro also is “lonely town” in Japanese. The book can be used as a symbol of loneliness, because it helps explain how lonely both characters are. The book is written from the first person aspect and shows us to look at the story as if we were in it. This book also helps show that a little bit of kindness can go a long way, Here is why. The first character 's was told in first person, so unfortunately we don 't know his name. This character is portrayed as a young man whom happens to be very lonely. After his