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That’s why the airplane scene in Norwegian Wood feels so real. Toru only hears one song, and that’s already enough to reopen his entire past. It’s as if Murakami is trying to say that we never truly leave our past behind. We just keep walking forward, while our memories stay inside us, waiting for …

That’s why the airplane scene in Norwegian Wood feels so real. Toru only hears one song, and that’s already enough to reopen his entire past. It’s as if Murakami is trying to say that we never truly leave our past behind. We just keep walking forward, while our memories stay inside us, waiting for something to call them back.