What does the ending of Sputnik Sweetheart mean?

She realises Miu can never love her back (because she was raped, she loved Sumire back ‘in her heart and mind’ but not in her body. Sumire took it as a rejection despite Miu promising it wasn’t that). After she took the chance of expressing her love for her and then rejected and distraught, she kills herself.

What is the message of Sputnik Sweetheart?

Transformation – both voluntary and involuntary – is one of the central themes of Sputnik Sweetheart. The loneliness is not only borne of not being around others, but of being apart from one’s self. Each ruminates on loneliness in their own way: “Who can really distinguish between the sea and what’s reflected in it?

What happens at the end of Norwegian wood?

Norwegian Wood appears to end on a happy note with Watanabe calling Midori and telling her: “All I want in the world is you. . . . I want the two of us to begin everything from the beginning” [p.

Who is K in Sputnik Sweetheart?

The narrator of the story is not named, and Sumire refers to him as K. He is an elementary school teacher with no close connections in the world except for Sumire, who he met by accident while they were both in college. He loves her, and knows she won’t ever love him.

Where did sumire go in Sputnik Sweetheart?

Sumire disappears on a Greek island. Her friend, the young teacher, is deeply in love with her, even though he has never told her this and goes there to try and find her, but his efforts are in vain. So, he returns to Japan and gets on with his life.

What is Hear the Wind Sing?

The story covers the craft of writing, the Japanese student movement, and, like later Murakami novels, relationships and loss. Like later novels, cooking, eating and drinking, and listening to western music are regularly described.

What happened to Toru Watanabe in the end?

In both scenarios Toru chooses life, a life in which death exists. Like his life is not going towards death, but rather goes in paralell to it, like walking next to a river. It’s always by him and it’s this notion that overwhelms him when his talking to Midori in the end.

Why Watanabe slept with Reiko?

She goes as far as having sex with Toru, as a sort of surrogate for the physical relationship she never had with Kizuki. At the end, this is precisely what Toru does. Reiko is the person who kept Naoko company during an especially vulnerable period in her life, and probably knew Naoko better that anyone else ever did.

Does sumire return in Sputnik Sweetheart?

How many pages are there in Sputnik Sweetheart?

229
Sputnik Sweetheart/Page count

How long is Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World?

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Cover of the first Japanese edition
Author	Haruki Murakami
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	618 (JP) 400 (US)
ISBN	4-10-600644-8 (JP) 4-7700-1544-5 (US)