CONCEPT OF SYMBOLS IN THE NOVEL “KAFKA ON THE SHORE”
The article explores the symbolism of Haruka Murakami’s novel "Kafka on the Beach" by identifying the properties of the image of an entire work with emotional analogies to human life. The purpose of the workshop is to identify artistic symbols in the work and to define their functions. The relevance of the work lies in the fact that an attempt has been made to rethink the way in which the novel is understood by considering artistic symbols as the main, dominant link in the work influencing its development.