Kafka on the shore review. Last Blog!

Kafka on the Shore was indeed an interesting novel. When I read the book summary on the back of the book, I completely missed the part that said the main character had an Oedipal complex (maybe because it wasn't capitalized) and when I started the book, it started to soon get weird. Kafka on the Shore was a fantasy novel with many odd and dream sequences that I myself had a hard time understanding until the very end. I was very intrigued by the whole Oedipal complex and how it controlled Kafkas actions, even though he was trying to run away from the prophecy, it eventually came back and got him, eventually being fulfilled by the end of the story. I wasn't particularly a fan of the novel in general, and many parts weirded me out, mainly the sleeping with his mother and sister and killing his dad. Also the parts where it described blood in deathly and the dream sequences were very weird and I am not a fan of those scenes, I get a little squeamish sometimes. Overall, it was a very interesting read, but I wasn't that much of a fan.

Kafka on the Shore...... A time where I was lost

One time where I can distinctly remember being lost was as a child in the supermarket at the local Jewel Osco. I was with my mom and I suddenly turned around, and she was gone. She had probably assumed  I was still walking beside her, but I had become enamored with the Transformer toys in the toys and games section of the store. After looking at Optimus Prime for a few minutes, I turned around and of course, she was nowhere to be seen. I definitely was scared as I became disoriented and suddenly everything in the store looked foreign. This was probably the first time that I had been separated from my family without knowing where they were. As a child, all you know is your family and you are constantly with them. Suddenly, everything I knew was gone and seemingly lost simply because I got distracted. This is kind of like what Kafka was going through, except he chose to get lost instead of having it happen to him. Eventually, I found my mother, just like Kafka finds his family throughout the book, and eventually returns home, just as I returned home with my mother. Now here's a great song by the Clash about being lost in a supermarket.

Open Letter to Parents

This is an open letter to every single parent in existence. This subject applies to every single parent, and I know every single parent has to deal with this, and every single kid has to deal with their parents doing this. I call it the "what are you up to" epidemic. Every parent suffers from this disease. All y'all need to eventually let go and chill about your "little babies" around the time of freshman year. Ain't nobody wanna have their parents nagging them constantly and daily about where they are, what they are doing, who they are with. High school is a time to branch out and learn about oneself and leave the nest of ones home. If parents are badgering their children all the time and bothering them, all it will do is irritate the child and cause friction within the household. Although a parent should make sure to watch for certain signs that could lead to problems like depression or other problems like getting involved with the wrong crowds and doing bad things, I think most kids generally just want to do their own thing without the worry of involvement from parents.