The novel begins with death and death is normally represented with cold. As the novel progresses Boku's character in general seems to be rather cold personality wise not wishing to give names to anything and seems extremely detached from the surrounding world. However, as the temperature/climate around him begins to freeze he seems to become more open to ideas and seems to develop as a character. This creating a strange type of balance in his life that was never before felt or noticeable to the reader.
Growing up as a Christian and later converting to Catholicism the religion itself deals with the idea that in order to find anything within this world one must come to terms with oneself and look for a greater power. Boku seems to be on a quest to find this "sheep" but he is also on a quest to find himself. The cold illusions created within the book can show his journey from a detached young man, to a man that is more in touch with the surrounding world. Obviously since I have not finished the novel I could be completely off base. However, up to this point I find it interesting how it begins with death and his own detachment from the surrounding world, moving into a journey/quest for something he cares little about, to growing to actually becoming interested in the subject matter and the things around him. Climate wise it began warm and cools down as his journey goes on, yet he does the complete opposite creating a strange balance that only adds to the numerous opposites within the novel.
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Cool comments. I know that most cultures/religions have a death-resurrection myth. There's something universal about this story. Perhaps Boku endure a passion of some sort, a necessary movement towards death that may result in his rebirth. Think about this as you read on.
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