Kafka on the Shore | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The Entrance Stone - This object is the mystical item used to open the entrance to the desolate village.

The Painting of the Boy on the Beach - This object is hung in Ms. Saeki's dead husband's study.

Kafka on the Shore - This is the hit song written and sung by Ms. Saeki when she was a teenager.

The Komura Library - This is a historic building in Takamatsu, opened by a wealthy sake-producer.

Oshima's Cabin - This is a utilitarian one-room building with no utilities or plumbing.

The Desolate Village -...
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