Note: This post contains spoilers for What You Are Looking For Is in the Library!
Chapter one of Michiko Aoyama’s What You Are Looking For Is in the Library presents to us 21-year-old Tomoka Fujiki. She works in a place called Eden in a coral-pink uniform required for womenswear sales assistants. After six months she quickly finds herself dissatisfied with the job. However, she admits to not having any dreams or ambitions, and as a result ends up with no idea what to do.
There are many things we can discuss - but one I’d like to pick up here is the use of colors. I’m sure there is something the author is trying to say through the use of colors in this first chapter. I can’t really quite pin it down yet, but I’m just going to try. And it’s never a bad idea to jot down new ideas!
