51 pages • 1 hour read
Tokyo Ueno Station
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014
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Essay Topics
1.
The novel is framed by an unidentified sound. Are there clues in the text that indicate what that sound is? Could it be the complete absence of sound? How do you interpret the sound?
2.
What effect does it have on the narrative that Kazu’s name is not revealed until well into the novel?
3.
What does the novel have to say about how those in poverty are treated?
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