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This paper analyzes the historical meaning of Yokomitsu Riichi’s novel 『Crest』 serialized in the January to September issue of 『kaizo』 in 1934 from the perspective of readers, media, economy, and women. The 『Crest』 is a novel that embodied ‘Theory of Pure Novel’ based on the ‘Rural Rehabilitation Movement’ in the 1930s. In this paper, the researcher reviewed the tone of the novel’s narrator, “I” and 『kaizo』 by analyzing First of all, the researcher looked at how the author and the readers interact. The author used the unique narrator “I” at the time to convey the author’s thoughts to the readers and allow the readers to understand the work on their own. In addition, in response to readers’ criticism, it aimed to be both a popular novel and a pure literature as a full-fledged novel. Secondly, the interaction with 『kaizo』, the medium in which 『Crest』 was serialized, was analyzed. The tone of 『kaizo』, which was critical of the situation at the time, influenced the readers of 『Crest』, and readers of 『Crest』 were able to comprehend the articles of 『kaizo』 more analytically. Thirdly, the researcher looked at how the economic reality of the time was reflected. The author showed a critical view of the government that only strives to prepare for war rather than the safety of the people.