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Kafka Tamura is a runaway fifteen year old boy who lives in Tokyo, Japan. The real name of Kafka was never revealed in the book. 2. Kafka is a “cool, tall fifteen year old boy lugging a backpack and a bunch of obsessions” Kafka Tamura is unpredictable as polar bears, and secretive as the government. Kafka always has his bag which carries his clothing, music player and most importantly money. His alter ego describes Kafka as “the toughest fifteen year old in the world” He loves to soak in information from books and does not like to connect with others on an intimate level. Kafka Tamura has black thick hair, a tall bridge nose, oval lips and a muscular body. He is someone who likes to devour books, listen to old school music and is mostly found at a library. 3. An important conversation that the character had was when he found out that his father had been murdered. He was living in Takamatsu, in a private library when he had run away from home. Oshima, a transgender librarian had given Kafka permission to live in a small guest room in the library. Kafka and Oshima had a discussion about his father’s death but Kafka did not let out a tear but was rather interrogating himself. This was because Kafka had found himself laying the forest somewhere with his “shirt covered in blood” His father’s murder had also occurred the same week. Oshima told Kafka that it would be impossible for him to go to Tokyo then get back in Takamatsu but Kafka felt “ominous”. Kafka was also suspicious not only because he “did the math” but he also had a conversation with his father, which greatly haunted him. His father said “someday you will murder your father and be with your mother”. Although Kafka was sad, he wasn’t particularly heart-broken. The police w... ... middle of paper ... ... The Komura Memorial Library, the library is called. The entrance had “neatly trimmed plum trees”, “gravel path”, “manicured trees and bushes” and the library carried certain genres of books, “mainly old books by Tanka and Haiku poets” The library has an “elegant reading room”, “antique paintings” and is “two-story building”. The library is located near the sea, making “the air smell like the sea. You can’t hear any waves” 8. The character in general sense is very mysterious, knowledgeable and unsure. The strengths that Kafka carries are being independent, mentally strong and relatable. Kafka thinks that he can run away from his problems and that he doesn’t need to tell others about his real identity which makes him unreliable. Kafka is also someone who believes his dreams and imaginations are very vivid and real, which makes him think that he is actually living it.

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