The Second Bakery Attack, By Haruki Murakami
Yuna Song
Rating: 8/10
‘The Second Bakery Attack’ has a fast
development and intriguing story, which I thought was enough to arouse readers’
interest, including mine. Not only that but also the two scenarios: the
underwater volcano scenario and the hunger scenario: developed in parallel with
complementary explicit messages were also distinctive.
➤'The Second Bakery Attack'
Another appealing feature of this story was
that it connoted various themes: the theme of old society versus modern
society, the theme of old industry and craftsmen versus capitalism, the theme
of marriage, the theme of passive man and the female muse, and also some
magical elements. Different behavior of old baker and McDonald's employees
definitely showed the contrast between old and modern society well, and
McDonald's workers being afraid of messing the accounts up than the shotgun in
front of themselves represented the power of capitalism suppressing people from
deep consciousness. Moreover, Wagner’s music and cowboy music played on
American Armed Forces radio also well symbolized the old-new contrast and
perhaps implied the contrast between Germany and US which are both central
countries affecting Japan for a long time.
Like this, I truly enjoyed discovering
several themes and cultures of Japan through this story, which I gave 8 out of
10. (200 words)
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