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Themes of good and evil, religious allusions to Christianity more than anything, power of property

“For it is said that humans are never satisfied…

Love the way Steinbeck characterizes Kino and his community

Extrinsic motivation is not good as it can mix pleasure with pay. A hobby into pay.

Really interesting. I want to rewatch bum fights or some Andrew Callaghan shit to kind of see more about the bum lifestyle. References to Zen Buddhism like my extended essay and D T Suzuki who wrote Zen and Japanese Culture which I referenced in my extended essay good read for further exploration on Buddhism as a whole.

Interesting second time trying to read it. Reading it much slower so it’s not as hard to read and pausing multiple times to fully grasp concepts and moments

Ms Zavotka why is there so much ‘incest’, (though not explicitly said)and sexuality in this novel.

- 2 capitalist icons: Colonel Sanders and Johnnie Walker both interacting with Nakata.

- Saeki is Kafka’s mother and I predict Sakura his sister

- Character juxtaposition Kafka young and smart, Nakata old and “dumb”

Both from Nakano Ward, Tokyo

Very interesting about souls and living spirits

Why is the book really perverted?

In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward any more. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.

“From my own experience, when someone is trying very hard to get something, the don’t. And when they’re running away from something as hard as they can, it usually catches up with them.”

Very interesting point but I don’t agree. How do people become great at the things they do if not trying hard at the things they do? Practicing and repeating. Murakami’s philosophy.