David Chau answers “My question is on the ending, the last...”

Kea Mido asked this question about Norwegian Wood:

My question is on the ending, the last paragraph where Toru calls Midori, the ending really really played tricks with my mind. Did toru die? did he also kill himself?

David Chau No, he didn't. He lived on to tell this story. In the beginning, it was him, 37 years old, feeling sad when he heard "Norwegian Wood". He felt the nee…moreNo, he didn't. He lived on to tell this story. In the beginning, it was him, 37 years old, feeling sad when he heard "Norwegian Wood". He felt the need to put the events into words in order to comprehend and understand it.(less)

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