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The Key

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by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki

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No one in the reviews seems to talk about the daughter. I found that part of the book to be the most mysterious and can not say I understand her role at all. Anyone have an insight?
é Her role? It can either be a pawn in a story, an extra entity to add a bit of extra interest. Or, it can be a thing to help emphasise or demonstrate a…mǰHer role? It can either be a pawn in a story, an extra entity to add a bit of extra interest. Or, it can be a thing to help emphasise or demonstrate a point. I didn't like being too explicit because of putting in 'spoilers' that might catch peoples eyes if they've not read it. But, I have put a comment on one of the answers/reviews below (it's on a well liked one written in English talking about the role of communication in `real' relationships) that if you think along that line might suggest some 'role' to her other than the first sort of 'role' suggested. If you keep in mind the jealousy and manipulations for power or pleasure or release in the book within the restrictions that are upon them for whatever reason, which is then a common general theme in the book, featuring in both the daughter-mother relationship, manifested over kimura and the father-kimura over the mother. Having the suggestion of the first one with the well articulated one of the second should perhaps suggest something. Of course, you might think differently. But, that's just some suggestions as to where my thoughts are going. (less)
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