Kazulog

The scepticism chain depicted in The Black Dark Forest is an analogy to the chain of suspicion and distrust found in Chinese society during the Cultural Revolution. This analogy emphasises how destructive a lack of trust and a chain of mistrust can be. Ultimately, Luo Zhai negotiates with the Three Bodies against his own plans, and the end of Part II ends with an appearance of détente (easing of tensions)

The first sentence of the piece begins, "Convenience stores are filled with sound." Throughout this work, the inorganic nature of convenience stores and the frequent use of the five senses, including the sense of hearing, gave me the feeling that the convenience store was an exciting place to read about.

Normal here seems to focus more on two things: working and being productive, and having children for the sake of procreation. The influence of her parents is significant, and Murata-san is aware, even as a child, of the expectations of her children and the imprint of what her parents consider to be normal values, and she probably projects her own discomfort with these expectations into the novel.