The Seventh Man

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How is Haruki Murakami different from most Japanese writers?

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Known for unique and whimsical works that break away from typical Japanese forms

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How does the narrator get dubbed the seventh man?

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He is the seventh person in a support group meeting 

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What is the tragedy that forever changed this man's life?

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His childhood friend is swept away by a wave 

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K had a special talent for

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painting

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Why were the boys out on the beach during a storm?

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It was the eye of the storm

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What was the narrator's reaction to the first wave coming in suddenly?

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Ran away shouting for K to follow him

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The wave swallowing K is an example of

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Personification

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How did the narrator react to the second wave?

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Stood frozen and saw his friend inside the wave

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Why does the narrator feel so much guilt about what happened on the shore?

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He felt like he could have saved K

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How does the seventh man try to get rid of his memories and nightmares of K's death?

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He moves away from the beach