She buys most of her meals at the convenience store and doesn’t know how to be normal outside of her work environment. The routine tasks of the store help her feel normal. Quirky Character: Despite being labeled as a strange child, Keiko feels secure and safe at work, and she loves that all the workers are equal when they’re in their uniforms. Here’s one link you can follow to find out more about Japanese Convenience Stores. 7-Eleven Store, well-stocked Japanese convenience stores (konbinis) offer healthier prepared food, pride themselves on excellent customer service, and offer services not offered by a U.S. As we get to know Keiko as a convenience store worker, readers learn a bit about convenience stores (konbinis) in Japanese culture as a bonus. Japanese Convenience Stores: Quirky characters striving to live their best lives interest me, and Keiko captured my heart. “What does society do with people who live on the edges who don’t pursue what others have declared as acceptable? Who don’t live according to the unwritten manual? Are they disposable and useless?” In addition to an interesting character study, the story also provides readers a glimpse into the Japanese popular convenience store culture. Even though Keiko is successful as a convenience store worker and enjoys her job, she feels the pressure to live up to her parents’ cultural expectations.
After eighteen years, her parents and friends worry that she doesn’t have a real career and has never had a boyfriend. While at university, Keiko begins a job at a local convenience store. Keiko Furukura grows up labeled a “strange child,” and her parents worry about her ability to function in the real world and about her future success. ***This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Japanese Culture, Conformity, Short Fiction
Quirky character…Japanese culture…finding your niche……conformity… Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
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