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Book 3, Chapter 20
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Reality and Subjective Experience
Free Will
Desire and Irrationality
The Personal Impact of War
Social Alienation
Summary
Analysis
A news story reveals fresh revelations about the mysterious “hanging house.” The property’s purchaser is confirmed to be a legitimate company, but the reporter raises suspicions of potential political connections. Notably, a black Mercedes is the sole vehicle observed entering and leaving the premises, typically during the afternoon hours. Strangely, there is no sign of permanent residents in the house, giving the impression that it may serve as a kind of meeting place rather than a residential dwelling.
The black Mercedes that comes and goes from the house probably belongs to Cinnamon. It is unclear why the media is so interested in the house. It would be one thing if Noboru actually owned it, but he doesn’t. Still, they spend a lot of time speculating about the house’s owner and what is going on inside it.
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