Eng S211

Characters, Symbolism,
Theme, Conflict, and
Resolution
Flores, Salvador
Habara
is confined to his home for
undisclosed reason. He was
imprisoned up indoors every day. Characters
Scheherazade
the name was given by Habara
after Queen Scheherazade from
“A Thousand And One Nights”,
because of her proclivity for
telling stories after sex. She had a
natural ability to tell stories.
- Housewife who works full-time
- Licensed nurse
Young man
soccer player
He was the crush of Scheherazade
when she was 17 years old
Symbolism
Lampreys
it’s like when we were in the womb.
- It also represents who Scheherazade was in her
previous existence

Pencil
she kissed it, wiped her cheeks with it, and kissed it as if
it were the young man, symbolizing how much she was
interested in him.

Scheherazade
represents a powerful woman who is passionate about
what she does.
 Love
Theme Sexual Obsession

Human Desire
 Conflict
Man vs Himself
Embodies the emotional isolation that some
withholding people, often men, endure. The
story addresses the kind of challenge a man
faces in highly gendered society such as
japan, where the story takes place and where
the ideal for men is to be strong and silent
 Resolution
Habara closed his eyes and stopped thinking of
Scheherazade. Instead, he thought of lampreys. Of jawless
lampreys fastened to rocks, hiding among the waterweeds,
swaying back and forth in the current. He imagined that he
was one of them, waiting for a trout to appear. But no trout
passed by, no matter how long he waited. Not a fat one, not a
skinny one, no trout at all. Eventually the sun went down, and
his world was enfolded in darkness.
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References 02
https://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/201
4/10/06/haruki-murakami-scheherazade/

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/201
03 4/10/13/scheherazade-3