Comparison Of Murakami: Parallel Worlds And The End Of The World
Parallel Worlds and the End of the World
“The voice of the light remains ever so faint; images quiet as ancient constellations float across the dome of my dawning mind. They are indistinct fragments that never merge into a sensate picture. There would be a landscape I have not seen before, unfamiliar melodic echoes, whisperings in a chaos of tongues” (Murakami 183).
There’s no escaping the apocalypse. For all of us, there will be some “end of the world” experience, whether or not we live to see the cosmic end of all things because everyone must face the inevitable close of our earthly lives. There have been many stories written about the apocalypse or the end of human civilization. While both authors Cortázar and Dylan portrays an apocalypse/end of the world theme, Haruki Murakami displays a more unique ending because he was able to manipulate his premise in the most interesting way. This inescapable human reality is an interesting one to consider especially when reflecting on the following three texts that will be discussed throughout this paper. The Japanese author Haruki Murakami divides the protagonist into two characters Watashi and Boku. In Hard-Boiled Wonderland, the character Watashi is a Calcutec and is sort of a self-employed mathematician who …show more content…
Dylan tells the listener that by taking away the innocence of these young men who are being forced into war, there will be a devastating effect which includes the death of these men. Many people have said that the refrain of this song refers to nuclear fallout and some consider the hard rain to be an atomic rain. Additionally, in the last verse, “the pellets of poison are flooding the waters” can be interpreted as all the lies that people get told on their radios and in their newspapers. The unique and well thought out lyrics ultimately helped Dylan in his overall message in his
“The voice of the light remains ever so faint; images quiet as ancient constellations float across the dome of my dawning mind. They are indistinct fragments that never merge into a sensate picture. There would be a landscape I have not seen before, unfamiliar melodic echoes, whisperings in a chaos of tongues” (Murakami 183).
There’s no escaping the apocalypse. For all of us, there will be some “end of the world” experience, whether or not we live to see the cosmic end of all things because everyone must face the inevitable close of our earthly lives. There have been many stories written about the apocalypse or the end of human civilization. While both authors Cortázar and Dylan portrays an apocalypse/end of the world theme, Haruki Murakami displays a more unique ending because he was able to manipulate his premise in the most interesting way. This inescapable human reality is an interesting one to consider especially when reflecting on the following three texts that will be discussed throughout this paper. The Japanese author Haruki Murakami divides the protagonist into two characters Watashi and Boku. In Hard-Boiled Wonderland, the character Watashi is a Calcutec and is sort of a self-employed mathematician who …show more content…
Dylan tells the listener that by taking away the innocence of these young men who are being forced into war, there will be a devastating effect which includes the death of these men. Many people have said that the refrain of this song refers to nuclear fallout and some consider the hard rain to be an atomic rain. Additionally, in the last verse, “the pellets of poison are flooding the waters” can be interpreted as all the lies that people get told on their radios and in their newspapers. The unique and well thought out lyrics ultimately helped Dylan in his overall message in his