The main character of Norwegian Wood is Toru Watanabe. As the central figure in the novel, he meets and interacts with many other characters in the book. He finds himself in a position where, at least in his own opinion, there are a lot of characters that are drawn to him for one reason or another. Considering that many of these characters contrast vastly in the first place, it is only reasonable to assume that each of these characters have a different reason to be drawn to Toru.
[...] The appeal of Toru The main character of Norwegian Wood is Toru Watanabe. As the central figure in the novel, he meets and interacts with many other characters in the book. He finds himself in a position where, at least in his own opinion, there are a lot of characters that are drawn to him for one reason or another. Considering that many of these characters contrast vastly in the first place, it is only reasonable to assume that each of these characters have a different reason to be drawn to Toru. [...]
[...] Toru, while still obviously being affected by the death of his friend, obviously seems to have been able to process the event in a healthier way than Naoko, so something to consider would be in regards to whether Naoko and Kizuki might have been drawn to Toru because he seemed to be a stronger, more stable personality and they might have been attempting to attach themselves to a stronger person that was much more stable than them in order to have Toru as a stabilizing factor in their lives. [...]
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