Underground

As the author, Murakami chose to write the book in this way so that each individual can express their own experience. Most of the victims were innocent passengers or employees who had a personal story to tell. This gave a vivid understanding to what happened on that day on March 20, 1995. Many of the survivors didn't know what was going on until they it saw on television news channel. They knew that things looked dark, or their eye sight felt blurry, or they had to gasp for air, or they felt ill. However, that was it. So in this case, Murakami felt like writing this book brought the darkness into the light.

Even though the attack was tragic, a lot of people were happy just to be alive. The incident also gave them a new appreciation of the things that may have been originally looked at as the simple things in life. For an example: Afterwards, one lady found comfort in building her relationship with her husband. Now, he walks her to the subway station everyday because she ended up having PTS after the attack. They used to argue frequently, but now, the bickering has ceased and they don't leave the house without expressing their love for each other.