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1. What causes the narrator to feel dizzy in the opening scene of the novel?

In the opening scene of the novel, as his plane is landing in Hamburg, Germany, the narrator hears the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood" on the plane's PA system. It holds such strong memories for him that he has to lean over and take a moment to pull himself together.

2. Why does the narrator, Toru, say that memory is such a funny thing as he describes the scene he remembers from the meadow?

Toru remembers the scene of the meadow with startling clarity. However, he is quite certain that when he was living that moment, at the age of nineteen, he had little to no interest in the scenery. His only focus was the girl he was with. Now, many years later, it is the scene surrounding them that he recalls with ease and the appearance of the girl he loved that takes time to come back to him.

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