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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

Author Profile: Haruki Murakami

Biographical Overview

Breaking Down the Title

Hard-Boiled (2:50)
Wonderland (1:45)
End of the World (0:55)

Character Development in the Tokyo Setting

Character Development
Narrator, the Calcutec
The Chubby Girl/Young Woman, the Granddaughter
The Professor, the Scientist, Grandfather
Librarian in Tokyo
Big Boy
Junior
INKlings

Character Development in the Town Setting

Narrator, the Dreamreader
The Gatekeeper
The Librarian in the Town
The Colonel
The Shadow
The Caretaker
The Town

Major Plot Points & Memorable Quotes and Passages

Ch. 1: Elevator, Silence, Overweight
Ch. 2: Golden Beasts
Ch. 3: Rain Gear, INKlings, Laundry
Ch. 4: The Library
Ch. 5: Tabulations, Evolution, Sex Drive
Ch. 6: Shadow
Ch. 7: Skull, Laruen Bacall, Library
Ch. 8: The Colonel
Ch. 9: Appetite, Disappointment, Leningrad
Ch. 10: The Wall
Ch. 11: Dressing, Watermelon, Chaos
Ch. 12: A Map of the End of the World
Ch. 13: Frankfurt, Door, Independent Operants
Ch. 14: Woods
Ch. 15: Whiskey, Torture, Turgenev
Ch. 16: The Coming of Winter
Ch. 17: End of the World, Charlie Parker, Time Bomb
Ch. 18: Dreamreading
Ch. 19: Hamburgers, Skyline, Deadline
Ch. 20: The Death of the Beasts
Ch. 21: Bracelets, Ben Johnson, Devil
Ch. 22: Gray Smoke
Ch. 23: Holes, Leeches, Tower
Ch. 24: Shadow Ground
Ch. 25: Meal, Elephant Factory, Trap
Ch. 26: Power Station
Ch. 27: Encyclopedia Wand, Immortality, Paperclips
Ch. 28: Musical Instruments
Ch. 29: Lake, Masatomi Kondo, Panty Hose
Ch. 30: Hole
Ch. 31: Fares, Police, Detergent
Ch. 32: Shadow in the Throes of Death
Ch. 33: Rainy-Day Laundry, Car Rental, Bob Dylan
Ch. 34: Skulls
Ch. 35: Nail Clippers, Butters Sauce, Iron Vase
Ch. 36: Accordion
Ch. 37: Lights, Introspection, Cleanliness
Ch. 38: Escape
Ch. 39: Popcorn, Lord Jim, Extinction
Ch. 40: Birds

Literary Devices

Foreshadowing
Setting
Imagery
Flashbacks
Allusions
Diction
Neologism
In Media Res
Chekhov's Gun
Symbols

Thematic Discussion Questions

Chapters 1-9
Chapters 10-20
Chapters 21-30
Chapters 31-40

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