The Seventh Man By Haruki Murakami

Natural disasters have deadly and disastrous effects on humans across the globe, how would you react if your best friend was struck by one of these under your guidance. In the passage The Seventh Man by Haruki Murakami, the story is set in a small town off the coast in the Province of S. in Japan. The narrator goes through a flashback to he was young and very excitable, as his town was struck by a typhoon, as him and his best friend went out during the eye of the storm, near the shore. His best friend, K, was struck by the waves and pulled in, as the narrator was unable to get him back to safety, even though he believes he could have. His friend passed away as the narrator would always feel guilty and depressed for what he has done, bringing his friend out to the shore during the storm. The narrator
In his later years, he was able to suppress his fears and released his guilt from going to the shore and noticing his best friends paintings, over forty years later, understanding the affects that was put upon him. Furthermore, the Seventh Man should forgive himself for the death of his best friend K.

Furthermore, the forgive himself for what he has done, because he cared and loved for his friend and the people in the city understood that and never bothered him for it. During the rising action of the story, the Seventh Man began to talk about how he was best friends with K and how he loved and cared for him immensely, as they would do everything together. The Seventh Man stated “Ever since I could remember, my best friend was a boy I’ll call K. His