Sahilde Kafka’da Haruki Murakami, benlik kavramını insan ve insan dışı etkileşimlerle şekillenen dinamik, birbirine bağlı bir olgu olarak yeniden tanımlar. Çift anlatı yapısı aracılığıyla, Kafka Tamura’nın birinci tekil şahıs bakış açısı, onun alter egosu Karga ile iç içe geçerken; gölgesi olmayan Satoru Nakata üçüncü tekil şahıs ile kendinden söz ederek uzaklık ve parçalanmışlık hissini vurgular. Bu hikâyeler, geçmiş ve şimdinin birbirine karıştığı metafizik mekânlarda birleşerek kimlikler arasında rizomatik bağlantılar yaratır. Konuşan kediler, Karga, yağan balıklar ve “giriş taşı” gibi nesneler de dahil olmak üzere animistik unsurlar, insan dışı varlıkların bilinci şekillendirmedeki etkisini ortaya koyar. Johnnie Walker ve Colonel Sanders gibi figürler Batı tüketim kültürünü eleştirirken, Nakata’nın çocukluk travması Japonya’nın tarihsel hafıza kaybı ve Batı etkisiyle mücadelesini yansıtır. Murakami, benliği akışkan ve sürekli dönüşüme açık olarak sunar; kimliğin, sabit bir bireysellikten ziyade, ilişkisel ve kültürel etkileşimlerle ortaya çıktığını öne sürer. Bu makale, anlatı stratejilerini, animizmi ve kültürel eleştiriyi inceleyerek romanın benliği kolektif, evrilen ve birbirine bağlı bir olgu olarak nasıl konumlandırdığını göstermeyi amaçlamaktadır.
In Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami redefines selfhood as a dynamic, interconnected phenomenon shaped by human-nonhuman interactions. Through dual narratives, Kafka Tamura’s first-person perspective intertwines with that of his alter ego, Crow, while Satoru Nakata, who has no shadow, speaks in the third person, thereby emphasizing detachment and fragmentation. These stories converge in metaphysical spaces where past and present dissolve, creating rhizomatic connections between identities. Animistic elements, including talking cats, Crow, raining fish, and objects like the entrance stone, highlight the agency of nonhuman entities in shaping consciousness. Figures such as Johnnie Walker and Colonel Sanders critique Western consumerist culture, while Nakata’s childhood trauma reflects Japan’s struggle with historical amnesia and Western influence. Murakami presents selfhood as fluid, always open to transformation, suggesting that identity emerges through relational and cultural entanglements rather than fixed individuality. This paper, thus, examines narrative strategies, animism, and cultural critique to show how the novel positions selfhood as collective, evolving, and interconnected.
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | World Languages, Literature and Culture (Other), Literary Theory |
| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Submission Date | August 19, 2025 |
| Acceptance Date | January 30, 2026 |
| Publication Date | January 31, 2026 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2026 Volume: 20 Issue: 1 |
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