ENGL 122AP Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Haruki Murakami
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Pacific ring of fire, many earthquakes centered around this area. Modern environment cultures often value small, local forms of life. More compelling to think big when it comes to the space we live in (20) Sun doesn"t just come up and come down. (24) We no longer live by daylife anymore. Technology allows us to mimic natural conditions, so we can set our own schedule. Images of earth challenges centrality and being anchored (24) Ecology demands awareness of deep interconnections without borders. Humans and the earth are insignificant in grand scheme. Ie have a connection to our iphones but we don"t know who/where we came from. Must live as best as we can in relation to the space where we live (i. e. compassion, justice, etc. ) even though the unknown and uncertainty will always be part of our experience of that space. Short stories written in 2000, based on the kobe earthquake in 1995. Komura haunted by media imagery of earthquake.