![]() ![]() Her mother, obviously taken aback by her daughter’s behaviour and lack of empathy tries to reason with Keiko and kept pushing the idea that ‘the bird is dead, everyone is sad and so should be Keiko, that was the normal thing to do in such a tragic situation’. While the other kids surrounded it and cried, she took the bird to her mother and exclaimed “let’s eat it!”. For instance, when she’s in nursery school, she and other kids found a dead bird in a park. Yet, despite her very young age, she offers the readers a different and interesting way of seeing things through her perspective. Keiko is a strange character who from her childhood behaves differently, weirdly even, from other kids her age. Told from the perspective of the protagonist, Keiko Furukura, the Convenience Store Woman really pushes the readers to question social conventions, normality and rational thinking. Introduction – Keiko, a strange character. ![]()
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