Girls and the unconscious in Murakami Haruki's <i>Kafka on the Shore</i>

Flutsch, Maria

doi:10.1080/10371390600636240

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“…In life, he's a persistent and perfectionpursuing person. Japan Digest ever described three typical characteristics of Haruki Murakami: First, he lives an extremely regular life; second, he has run each day over 10 years to quit smoking successfully; third, there is no late submission of manuscripts (Flutsch, 2006;Cassegard, 2010). In fact, the psychological characteristics of pursuing perfection in life are also reflected in his works and related literary characters.…”

Section: Image Of Death and Its Psychological Characteristics In Norwmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Characteristics of the Image of Death in Japanese Cultural and Artistic Works

2020

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Many believe that it is impossible to truly understand Japan without recognizing the psychological significance of death. This paper aims to disclose the psychological characteristics of the image of death in Japanese cultural and artistic works. The literary work Norwegian Wood, written by famous Japanese author Haruki Murakami, was taken as the object. The death intentions in the novel were summed up, and its psychological features were analysed based on psychological theories like psychology of self and individual psychology. The results show that Norwegian Wood manifests the writer's depression in the pursuit of perfection, and reflects the prevailing psychological characteristics of perfectionist in Japanese society; the important figures in the novels commit suicide under the mental pressure in the pursuit of perfection; the longstanding perfectionism in Japan can be attributed to the fierce competitions and the advocation of rules and models. The research provides a novel angle for the appreciation of Japanese cultural and artistic works.

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Section: Image Of Death and Its Psychological Characteristics In Norwmentioning

confidence: 99%