The Seventh Man Murakami Analysis
The Seventh Man and the Power of Religion
The author of The Seventh Man, Haruki Murakami is a Japanese author born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan.(Newsmakers). His parents taught Japanese literature and raised him in an remarkably religious and traditional household. Although he showed no regard to Japanese literature, the young scholar enjoyed reading novels and furthering his knowledge of literature from around the world. As a young adult, Murakami valued the importance of jazz music. Specifically, in 1964, Murakami was gifted a concert ticket to see Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.( Newsmakers). Soon after, in 1974, he and his wife, Yoko Takahashi, opened a jazz bar in Tokyo, Japan, called Peter Cat. The reader can connect Murakami’s musical influence with his writing style by comparing his works to the way a song is written. For example, in an interview, Murakami explains how the harmony is an analogy to how well the scripture flows in a novel. This strategy helped the Japanese scholar and by 1980, the writer had crafted the novel, Hear the Wind Sing. With the éclat of the novel, it won the Gunzo journal's new …show more content…
The word redemption, in terms of Christianity, directly translates to the action of being saved from evil.(Merriam). Throughout the short story, the man feels guilty for the death of his best friend. He explains what happened the day the tsunami struck. He describes seeing his friend, K., in the huge wave,” And his right arm was stretched out in my direction, as if he were trying to grab my hand and pull me into that other world where he was now…”(Granta). This direct quote from the novel creates an image in the reader’s mind of a boy transitioning from life on earth to the in-between or heaven, or “another world”. One can gather that Murakami intended for the imagery of K in the wave smiling to be his happiness now that he has left earth to
The author of The Seventh Man, Haruki Murakami is a Japanese author born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan.(Newsmakers). His parents taught Japanese literature and raised him in an remarkably religious and traditional household. Although he showed no regard to Japanese literature, the young scholar enjoyed reading novels and furthering his knowledge of literature from around the world. As a young adult, Murakami valued the importance of jazz music. Specifically, in 1964, Murakami was gifted a concert ticket to see Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.( Newsmakers). Soon after, in 1974, he and his wife, Yoko Takahashi, opened a jazz bar in Tokyo, Japan, called Peter Cat. The reader can connect Murakami’s musical influence with his writing style by comparing his works to the way a song is written. For example, in an interview, Murakami explains how the harmony is an analogy to how well the scripture flows in a novel. This strategy helped the Japanese scholar and by 1980, the writer had crafted the novel, Hear the Wind Sing. With the éclat of the novel, it won the Gunzo journal's new …show more content…
The word redemption, in terms of Christianity, directly translates to the action of being saved from evil.(Merriam). Throughout the short story, the man feels guilty for the death of his best friend. He explains what happened the day the tsunami struck. He describes seeing his friend, K., in the huge wave,” And his right arm was stretched out in my direction, as if he were trying to grab my hand and pull me into that other world where he was now…”(Granta). This direct quote from the novel creates an image in the reader’s mind of a boy transitioning from life on earth to the in-between or heaven, or “another world”. One can gather that Murakami intended for the imagery of K in the wave smiling to be his happiness now that he has left earth to