Haruki Murakami uses literary devices to effectively deliver the theme of his work: true love always finds its way; if it fails to do so, it's not true love. The narrator, whose name is not revealed, meets a girl during his youth whom he believes to be his 100% perfect girl. Both doubting the possibility of love at first sight, they say goodbye hoping that if they are meant for each other love will bring them back together. Fourteen years later, suffering of memory loss, they meet again on the street but unlike their first encounter, they walk past each other without saying a word. Yes, destiny physically crossed their lives again, but emotionally they remained forever strangers. The setting – geographical, historical, physical location, and atmosphere – and symbolism – indirect representations – play a crucial role in helping to see beyond words and understanding the theme by allowing the reader to feel present in the story.