Interpretation Of The Story Of Katagiri's 'After Frog'

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That is what crossed Katagiri’s mind after everything he had heard from the nurse. He was indeed, confused. That night, Katagiri woke up to Frog sitting in the room where he was, under a dim light. At this scene, Frog seemed very calm and tired. Even after all the confusion of Katagiri, he still told Frog that he really intended to meet Frog in their meeting place the night he was shot, or left unconscious. Frog understood, and thanked Katagiri for the help he has done in order for Frog to be able to battle Worm. If you were in Katagiri’s place, you would probably ask, why are you thanking me when I’ve done nothing to help? That is what Katagiri replied to Frog after Frog thanked him. Frog, on the other hand, insisted that Katagiri was of …show more content…

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After having read the story numerous times, I came up with different interpretations all the time. Yes, Katagiri is a man who is well off by himself, no parents, siblings to care for him, no own family, but is very independent because of his job. I believe that the whole story was merely in Katagiri’s head. And everything that had happened to him, such as meeting the frog and being shocked, was merely stories imagined and shared by someone who is already insane. Yes, I do believe that Katagiri is already insane. I think that throughout the duration of the whole story, Katagiri was in an asylum, and everything else was pure imagination or dreams, except for the part when he is conversing with the nurse, which is found towards the end of the story already. I’ve had this idea the 2nd or 3rd time I read this story, until I tried to analyse the line “the hospital room had no windows.” What kind of hospital doesn’t have windows? I figured maybe a mental hospital. Besides this, the manner by which the nurse entertained everything Katagiri had said while he was lying on bed, which is in no doubt ridiculous statements or questions was very patient and something not all nurses would do to patients such as Katagiri. Everything else in this short story was Katagiri’s

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