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1. SYNOPSIS
> The narrator (28 year old male) he was attacked by a group of children which
makes him remember his experience when he was 18 years old
> When he was a college student he needed money to buy books
> He was hired by a rich businessman to keep his son company and to protect his
son from humiliating himself in public
> The son of the businessman is a composer named D, although he was a fairly
well-known composer, he started to act insane after the death of his baby
> The narrator would take walks with D around Tokyo and because of this he sees
that D is having conversations with an invisible figure / a ghost
> The narrator learns that the invisible figure that talks to D is a giant baby,
six feet tall, who appears in the sky to talk to him
> The giant baby's name is Ahgwee. He wears a white cotton night gown and is
afraid of dogs
> The narrator also learns that the baby of D had a mental disability. He felt
shame over the baby and so he starved the baby to death by feeding him
only sugar water. The baby eventually died of a tumor / brain hernia. (masama
din ang loob ng nanay ng baby kay D)
> On Christmas Eve, while taking their usual walk, D and the narrator wait to
cross the road but D suddenly reaches out towards the street and gets hit by a car
> In the hospital, while he is dying the narrator asks if D made up Aghwee in
his mind as a cover for his suicide or was Agwhee real?
> D doesnt answer the question but only smiles
> The story ends with the narrator after being attacked by the kids, thinks of
the people in his life who are now in the sky
5. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
> DETAILS ABOOUT HIS LIFE
- Japan's current situation separates the normal students from the students
with mental disabilities
- Special schools for the blind are separate from the normal schools who are
also separate with the school for deaf, who are separate from
the school for the mentally retarded
- It is only recently, because of globalization and the increase in awareness
is the Japanese government making ways to give support so that
children with mental disorders like ADHD or high functioning autism can join
regular classes
> WHAT MADE THE COMPOSER REFUSE TO INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM?
- he is simply not interested in them but wrapped up in his own mind and
thoughts
- and maybe because he is ashamed because he is aware of his own actions
(acting crazy in public)
- he also possibly knows Japan's views about people who are "crazy" or
mentally retarded so instead of interacting, he keeps to himself
> HOW CAN YOU RELATE TO D WHO KILLED HIMSELF ON CHRISTMAS EVE WHILE TRYING TO
SAVE SOMETHING?