If a person is suddenly regarded as a murderer, or a murderer of a major case that attracts national attention, should he be caught with his hands tied, or should he be out of the ordinary?
The male protagonist of "Golden Dreamland" introduced today, Masaharu Aoyagi, is caught in such a dilemma. Aoyagi Masaharu was originally an ordinary courier, although sending courier is not favored by most people, but Aoyagi is very passionate about his work, he is proud to be a qualified courier, and he is very satisfied with his career and life status.
Aoyagi not only fulfills his duties, but also sees righteousness and courage. After saving a female star in the process of delivering a courier, Aoyagi once became a hero in the eyes of the public, and had the opportunity to change jobs, but he still chose to continue to deliver couriers. However, even so, Aoyagi was unable to settle for the status quo as he wished, and one day he was suddenly identified as a suspect in the assassination of the prime minister and became a major criminal pursued by the whole country, and Aoyagi was forced to embark on the road of escape.
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Surprisingly, the focus of the novel is not to find the truth, but to describe the escape process of Aoyagi, of course, the truth of the case is not explained at the end of the novel. However, the author let all readers follow Aoyagi's steps and "flee", and in the process, Aoyagi constantly feels doubt, fear, excitement and warmth.
The most touching part of the novel is the process of Aoyagi Yaharu's escape, he has no ability to compete with the huge organization that framed him, but he also does not compromise and let others slaughter. I think that the reason why the author can let the reader "escape" with Aoyagi is because Aoyagi is not a detective figure who used to think of ordinary people, but because he is like a member of our general public. After careful observation, it can be found that he is even a little dull, which makes the reader wonder: how can such an ordinary person compete with such a huge organization? Presumably every reader wants to follow his steps to find out!
In addition to the ups and downs of the escape process, this novel is also touching and warm. The author gave Aoyagi a good ending, even if his life changed. In my opinion, Aoyagi's ending is the best ending after competing with the huge organization, and what can make him get this result is not his own clever mind, nor the support of money and any force, but only a few of his friends.
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From the novel, we can understand that Aoyagi's friends are not many, just his classmates who have a good relationship at school and his new colleagues at work, adding up to four or five people.
They were of course skeptical of Aoyagi's designation as a suspect at first, and some even believed the police unconditionally, but after contact with the police and Aoyagi, they all chose to help him escape the pursuit without hesitation.
From the dialogue between these people and Aoyagi, the reader can clearly feel that their feelings are very deep, even if the classmate Ah Yi after graduation has not been in contact for a long time, even if he and his old colleague Iwasaki who are familiar with each other after changing jobs have not met again, but as soon as Aoyagi sees them, memories immediately emerge, and the days of chatting and laughing with them seem to be just yesterday.
I think that's how we feel when we're with our old classmates and friends. And this feeling also relies on the feelings generated in the long-term run-in with each other, which shows that although Aoyagi's friends are not many, their previous feelings are very sincere.
I often hear people say, "Friends are true, not many", I think it is most appropriate to put on Aoyagi's body, although Aoyagi's experience is something that everyone does not want to meet, but his friends are what we want to have. However, everyone's personality is very different, and it is also up to fate to make friends that they recognize, but I believe that everyone still has one or two dead parties around them, even if they live independently of each other, they still choose to believe in everything they have on the day of the encounter, and help when they need it.
In the last part of the novel, we can see Aoyagi moving towards a new life, and this time and the past are of course the safest for him, but he does not completely cut off the connection with the past, but through a special way and Iwasaki who helped him, he expresses his gratitude and makes his parents no longer worry.
This can't help but remind the reader that for our friends, we need to greet often, and for those who are kind to themselves, they should return the favor and care. Even if there is only one or two words of care, it is enough to evoke our good memories and warm each other.
In the novel, not only Aoyagi does this, but the star who was once saved by Aoyagi helps him the most in the escape, that is, to let him change his face and start a new life. The author uses this to express that there is good reward for good, encouraging us to help others and at the same time to be grateful.
After reading this novel, we will wonder: what is the support for an ordinary person like Aoyagi to finally escape from the trap, I think it is the hope on his shoulders! Whether it is his parents who always believe in him, friends who silently support him, or strangers who help him, they all hope that he can escape the trap of injustice to him. This hope is not only a blessing to Aoyagi, but also the wish of ordinary people to fight against the dark reality.
In my opinion, the author expresses through the ending: I hope that ordinary people can also have the heart and action of Aoyagi when facing difficulties, especially in the face of strong difficulties, they should not give up hope because they are weak. As the book says: "In the face of a huge enemy, sometimes you can't take care of too much, even if you give up your original self in the escape, it is a helpless thing, just like when you are swept away by the flood, you must give up your luggage and clothes in order to survive, although you have lost a lot of things, at least you have not completely lost your life." ”
I think this is another reason why this book can give the reader warmth!
Golden Dreams is a masterpiece by Best-selling Japanese author Kotaro Isaka, who won the 5th Bookstore Awards and the 21st Yama-Nagoro Awards in 2008.
Like Golden Dreams, Isaka's work breaks through the framework of the original Benge reasoning and social reasoning, and creates a speculative literature rich in surreal brushwork. Miyuki Miyabe once commented on him: "Kotaro Isaka is a genius with a unique style. Writers like him will carry the fate of Japanese literature in the future. Some scholars have marveled after seeing his work, "Reasoning can also be written like this!" ”
After reading this novel, I can't help but think of other healing novels, such as Keigo Higashino's "Relief Grocery Store", and every time I read this kind of work, I will feel a sense of happiness in my heart. Although we face various social pressures and worries every day, we have to admit that there will still be all kinds of good deeds and beliefs in this world that warm our hearts, and reading the novels of the healing department can make us feel the warmth more directly. So, in the fast-paced high-pressure life, we may as well slow down once in a while and read a novel of the healing department to warm ourselves!
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