![]() ![]() ![]() It is a beautiful metaphor for pertaining to that of relationships. “Barn Burning” is more than just a short story with a main protagonist and theme. The excerpt, from which this explication is based on, proves that one may have to read in-between-the-lines so that they may fully understand what is going on throughout the story. There are questions that are usually left unanswered by the author and it is up to the reader to answer it for themselves. Through the first-person narrative is one able to feel as though they are a part of the story and able to know what is happening in real time. In essence, this excerpt encourages one to piece together and question the validity of the narrator’s life and the story’s overall meaning and theme. With Haruki Murakami’s short story entitled “Barn Burning” the reader can interpret the different meanings a phrase or saying may or may not mean based on the context as to which it was said. A characteristic feature of Murakami’s novels is that they draw references to many stories or tales which are totally unrelated to the primary story, to strengthen his themes and create a more complex fictitious world. ![]() ![]() But they like stories and do not mind telling them. The fictional world of Haruki Murakami is famously populated by solitary people. ![]()
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