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Essay Topic 1

Consider the role of women in after the quake. Examine the text through a feminist lens, trying to find ways in which women advance the stories they are part of. How does Haruki Murakami approach women in these stories? What do you make of these depictions?

Essay Topic 2

Which character grows the most in these short stories? Make a point for this character's growth using at least five pieces of evidence from the text.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of bears in these short stories? Write about at least three of the bears featured in these stories.

Essay Topic 4

Write about the theme of emptiness, comparing and contrasting at least two stories from the collection. What does emptiness represent? How does Murakami represent emptiness?

Essay Topic 5

Several people in Murakami's stories are described as "ordinary." In after the quake, what does it mean to be...

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