The hero of the story. After graduating from Kobe high school, I went to a private university in Tokyo to study and specialize in drama in the art department. I like drinking whisky and brandy, reading books and going out with women. I don't like deep contact with people, except Naoko.

2. Kobayashi Midoriko

She is a freshman girl in the same class as Watanabe in History of Drama II. His family runs Kobayashi Bookstore in Otsuka, Tokyo. Optimistic and cheerful girl, very emotional, like to be angry with others, love coquetry. My mother died of a brain tumor, and so did my father. I can cook Kansai-style dishes and have the habit of smoking.

3. Naoko

A female friend who knew Muyue since childhood later became Muyue's lover. After graduating from high school, I went to a university in Tokyo for further study, and then I met Watanabe on the train. After knowing Watanabe for half a year, I entered a sanatorium in Kyoto, which is a facility for collective treatment of mental patients. 1970 committed suicide in summer.

4. Ishida Kozawa Reiko

It's Naoko's female roommate in Amiliao. She has many wrinkles. Be an observer when you visit Naoko in Watanabe. I was determined to be a professional pianist when I was young, but I was forced to give up because of mental illness. Later, I married the boy who studied piano with her.

But later, a 13-year-old lesbian who studied piano with her made her misunderstood as gay and caused criticism from her neighbors, and finally divorced her husband. I like smoking and can play the guitar.

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Artistic characteristics of works

Norwegian Wood is a Beatles song. Naoko, the hero of the book, feels lost in the cold and frozen forest every time he listens to this song, which is a symbol of hesitation, fear, groping and confusion that young people must go through.

The hero Watanabe tried many times to save Naoko who lost himself, but sometimes even he lost his way. The younger generation living in the city, in the contrast between the narrower urban space and the greater sense of alienation, makes them lose the desire to contact with people, which is precisely the protective cover for the younger generation to avoid injury.

The novel is connected by fragments, but it doesn't make people feel messy. "Many fragments of daily life-passing in front of your eyes, arouse a familiar and cordial atmosphere, and let people feel the message."

Brief introduction of the author

Haruki Murakami, a famous Japanese writer, was born in Kyoto. He graduated from the literature department of Waseda University. He entered the literary world at the age of 30 and won literary awards such as Junichiro Tanizaki. His works have been translated into many languages and have had a far-reaching influence all over the world. He is currently a visiting professor at Princeton University.

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