In his popular novel “Kafka on the Shore,” Murakami explores the kind of sadism that we are currently witnessing in Trump’s MAGA supporters.
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Using Murakami to Explore MAGA Sadism
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Murakami and Repressed Anger’s Toxicity
Murakami’s novels cast light on a recent Japanese football incident where a player was instructed to take out the other team’s quarterback.
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Murakami and Millennials’ Identity Quests
Murakami’s novels appeal to millennials because they are existential parables, and young people are grappling with life’s big questions, especially identity and purpose.
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Note to Men: Face Your Inner Violence
To grapple with the fact of male sexual assault, it helps to have powerful literary explorations. Murakami provides one in “Kafka on the Shore.”
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Murakami on Ideology’s Hollowness
Murakami’s diatribe against rigid ideologues in “Kafka on the Shore” applies only too well to figures on the American right.
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Bigotry = A Loathsome Lack of Imagination
Murakami says that the worst thing about bigots is that they are hollow men devoid of imagination.
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