THE EVOLUTION OF THE PROTAGONIST IN THE TRILOGY OF THE RAT BY HARUKI MURAKAMI

This article examines the evolution of the protagonist in Haruki Murakamis Hear the Wind Sing, Pinball, 1973 and A Wild Sheep Chase. Murakami is one of the most widely read writers of our time. His books have been translated into many languages ​​of the world and are published in millions of copies. He is called the most non-Japanese of Japanese writers. Murakamis heroes are outsiders of the era of advanced capitalism, consumer society and globalization, who sit in their Japanese kitchens and try to understand the meaning of their existence. It is easy for us to put ourselves in their place, because they are the same as we, who at least once in their life faced the problem of choice. Therefore, in this article we also wanted to reveal the characters nature, analyze their actions and deeds.