Question
At the end of the novel in which they appear in, this character tells the protagonist “you did the right thing” and to “look at the painting” and “listen to the wind.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this character who analogizes fate to a “small sandstorm that keeps changing directions.” They frequently refer to the protagonist as the “world’s toughest fifteen-year-old.”
ANSWER: Crow [or the boy named Crow or Karasu to yoba reru shōnen]
[10m] The boy named Crow may be interpreted as a representation of this character’s subconscious. This protagonist runs away from home and takes shelter in a private library owned by Miss Saeki.
ANSWER: Kafka [or Kafuka]
[10e] Kafka on the Shore is by this Japanese author who also wrote The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood.
ANSWER: Haruki Murakami [or Murakami Haruki]
Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Claremont Colleges | Premiere | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Indiana | Premiere | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 2 | 25.00 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 3 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell MATLAB | RIT | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Cornell R | Syracuse+Rochester | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |