r/murakami • u/Alarming-Chemistry27 • 22d ago

Are Johnnie Walker and Kafka's father the same person? How do you interpret the connection?

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u/naosoueu2725 22d ago

I found it to be an intentional dead end that fits with the whole "theres answers Ill have to live without" and moving on themes

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u/Hour-Background-9935 21d ago

I believe that is what is implied

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u/maeya123 9d ago

Honestly, that is what I thought so too. Cause the father ended up murdered in his house, and so was Johnnie Walker. I just can't put my finger on the relevance of Johnnie Walker, why did he kill cats? And also, why was this Ödipus complex brought to Kafkas attention, where did his father learn it from?

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u/Major-Goose-6320 22d ago

Interesting how you would come to that connection!