After Dark | Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Read any of Murakami’s other novels and compare it with After Dark. Look for similar themes such as loneliness, isolation, and loss. Does Murakami also include surrealist scenes such as Eri’s dream? How does Murakami treat Japanese culture? Does he discuss anything that is specifically Japanese or does he make the culture look similar to Western ones? Write up a report, which includes a summation of the other novel’s plot, setting, themes, and characters, demonstrating how the two novels compare or contrast, and turn it in to your teacher.
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