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A boy narrowly survives a typhoon and loses his best friend, K. Haunted by guilt, he avoids the sea until adulthood. The story explores forgiveness, trauma, and healing as he learns to accept the past and move forward with life.
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THE SEVENTH M A N
S U M M A R Y & ANALYSIS
SUMMITS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
GRADE 9
SUMMARY
• The seventh man of the title tells a group of people a story from his childhood. When a typhoon and tsunami struck his hometown,
the ten-year-old boy narrowly escaped being swept away by the wave. He did not or perhaps could not save his friend, and the other
little boy was swept away and died. Imagine you lost your best friend at such a young age and this situation put you in a horrific
position i n life. Haruki Murakami the narrator from The Seventh Man has a lotto share about this tragic situation.
• tn the story The Seventh Man Haruki Murakami "Narrator" experiences the same horrific moments.
• It is true that the seventh man did not intend t o cause k*s death. The seventh man should forgive himself because his actions were
not the best but his intentions were not bad either.
• As an adult, the guilt-ridden man avoids the sea but finally returns to the shore and comesto terms with the past - It is also not
healthy for the seventh man to carry guilt on for his whole life and by carrying this guilt he did not have the life he wished to have.
• First of all, the narrator should forgive himself because The seventh man felt Iike a protector towards K. Forexample,( Para9) pg 6
states " Ever since I could remember, m y best friend was a boy I'll call K. His house was dose t o ours, and he was a grade behind me
in school. We were like brothers, walking t o and from school together, and always playing together when we got home". This shows
that the seventh man and K were really close friends before his death. Furthermore, (para 9) " we never once fought during our long
friendship. I did have a brother, six years older, but with the age difference and differences i n our personalities, we were never very
close.
Although it may seem like the seventh man should notforgive himself because it was his decision to go down to the beach while the
storm was still going on, ultimately, he shouldforgive himself because he had good intentions, he tried to shout out to K to save his
life, and he also regretted it enough until he was a middle aged man.
• The seventh man never really grewclose to someone after the death o f his bestfriend K.
S U M M A R Y & ANALYSIS
SUMMITS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
GRADE 9
SUMMARY
• The seventh man of the title tells a group of people a story from his childhood. When a typhoon and tsunami struck his hometown,
the ten-year-old boy narrowly escaped being swept away by the wave. He did not or perhaps could not save his friend, and the other
little boy was swept away and died. Imagine you lost your best friend at such a young age and this situation put you in a horrific
position i n life. Haruki Murakami the narrator from The Seventh Man has a lotto share about this tragic situation.
• tn the story The Seventh Man Haruki Murakami "Narrator" experiences the same horrific moments.
• It is true that the seventh man did not intend t o cause k*s death. The seventh man should forgive himself because his actions were
not the best but his intentions were not bad either.
• As an adult, the guilt-ridden man avoids the sea but finally returns to the shore and comesto terms with the past - It is also not
healthy for the seventh man to carry guilt on for his whole life and by carrying this guilt he did not have the life he wished to have.
• First of all, the narrator should forgive himself because The seventh man felt Iike a protector towards K. Forexample,( Para9) pg 6
states " Ever since I could remember, m y best friend was a boy I'll call K. His house was dose t o ours, and he was a grade behind me
in school. We were like brothers, walking t o and from school together, and always playing together when we got home". This shows
that the seventh man and K were really close friends before his death. Furthermore, (para 9) " we never once fought during our long
friendship. I did have a brother, six years older, but with the age difference and differences i n our personalities, we were never very
close.
Although it may seem like the seventh man should notforgive himself because it was his decision to go down to the beach while the
storm was still going on, ultimately, he shouldforgive himself because he had good intentions, he tried to shout out to K to save his
life, and he also regretted it enough until he was a middle aged man.
• The seventh man never really grewclose to someone after the death o f his bestfriend K.
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