Sheep

September 18, 2008

Jim Schulz

Although I'm down to the last thirty or so pages of Marakami's "A Wild Sheep Chase" I'm still not quite sure what direction this story is taking. There are times when I come to conclusions, only to change my mind later. Example being the Sheep Man, I felt this could be Rat but after further reading on a description of Rat, I don't think so. The class discussion questioned whether Baku could be dead. Our group discussion on sheep also helped to open some new thoughts regarding where Marakami is heading with the story. Are the sheep controlling everything? Are sheep entering the body to take control? Is fascism present? I'm still not sure exactly what to expect and I'm hoping that the final pages will bring an interesting end.