`The Elephant Vanishes` by Japanese author Haruki Murakami

In a deeper analysis , the elephant symbolizes that natural goodness in the human being that is vanishing because of concerns for material possessions of this earth

The role that memories play in the protagonist experience it leaves a picture or an image of something that was previously there but is now gone . Perhaps what the author meant for the memories is that it is a store houses of everything important that we ever imagine and everything important that we have seen . In the case of the mayor , the memories of the old

elephant much less of its keeper is not important . What is more important is the place where the animal was kept as it must certainly have a higher value than the elephant

For the elephant keeper , the memories of the elephant are very important and could not afford to lose them so he lives with it . The issue of the disappearance of the elephant may be forgotten , but then it can be retrieved when someone pay attention on it . Memories are significant because we can always draw the image of persons close to us that are no longer with us . We forget its appearance , its existence , and its manners , but its memories will always be there . As the story relates to human relationships , the story particularly fit to a marriage relationships because of the closeness of the relations between the elephant and its keeper . As many counselors emphasized , the two most important ingredients in marriage relationship is understanding and communication which was exemplify by the elephant keeper . When marriage relation is based on personal and selfish motive , one cannot expect it to prosper or progress . When it is based on understanding and communication , it will certainly survive even the test of time

Murakami 's style of conveying his...