The Seventh Man Murakami

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Life is full of failures. Some of them are tragic, others are not. In the story, “The Seventh Man”, by Haruki Murakami, the narrator explains his tragic story that happened when he was younger. In his childhood, a tsunami struck his town and swept away his best friend, K. He could have saved K., but he did not. His guilt held onto him with a grip like iron, and he could not rid himself of it. Because of this, his friend’s death was his fault. Therefore, the narrator should not forgive himself for his failure to save K. To begin, tsunamis are unexpected and fierce. This means situations of life or death. Faced with one of these experiences, the narrator of “The Seventh Man”, made a decision to run. His fear of tsunamis overpowered him and