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Satoru Nakata
When Kafka is scared or at a loss for words, he imagines “the boy called Crow” giving him advice. Crow is an imagined persona, representing a tougher, wiser version of Kafka himself. Kafka notes that the name “Kafka” is an alias he chose for himself in part because it means “crow” in Czech. Like literal crows in the book, Crow sometimes appears to offer warnings or watch over Kafka in dangerous situations. Because he is a figment of Kafka’s imagination, no one else can see or hear Crow—although Kafka sometimes imagines that Crow takes over and controls what Kafka says or does.
The Boy Called Crow Quotes in Kafka on the Shore
The Kafka on the Shore quotes below are all either spoken by The Boy Called Crow or refer to The Boy Called Crow. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Boy Named Crow
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Sometimes fate is like a sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change directions but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you.
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Chapter 41
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“You have to overcome the fear and anger inside you,” the boy named Crow says. “Let a bright light shine in and melt the coldness in your heart. That’s what being tough is all about.”
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The Boy Called Crow Quotes in Kafka on the Shore
The Kafka on the Shore quotes below are all either spoken by The Boy Called Crow or refer to The Boy Called Crow. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
The Boy Named Crow
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Sometimes fate is like a sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change directions but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn’t something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you.
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Chapter 41
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“You have to overcome the fear and anger inside you,” the boy named Crow says. “Let a bright light shine in and melt the coldness in your heart. That’s what being tough is all about.”
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