![]() ![]() I suddenly saw all that I had missed, all the depth and strength of this work. And then it dawned on me – everything fell into place, and the Norwegian forest, like a Christmas tree, lightened up illuminating the maze. Even when he tries to remember her he says he remembers clearly her image seen from behind.Ī friend of mine pointed out on the similarities between the two novels, she drew attention to the fact that Watanabe constantly reads or mentions Gatsby. The protagonist of the novel “Norwegian Wood”, Watanabe, often says about the profile of his beloved, as if he wants to say that he knows only part of her personality. In these two novels, women play a special role, they are a symbol of hope, a myth or an illusion. “So, where are the women?» you might ask. In each novel, the story is narrated on behalf of a man, a participant of events and at the same time an observer. To write a post about the book of Murakami, without mentioning the “Great Gatsby” did not work, because I could not separate the two books they are so much in tune. ![]()
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