The Hollow Cross
Asking the weight of the cross
July 22, 2021
The Hollow Cross
Keigo Higashino
Jaeum & Moeum
2014-09-15
9788957078150
Review
It completes one giant tragedy through three murder cases spanning different times.
Each case seems independent, but they are bound by an inevitable causal relationship where the original sin of the past breeds the tragedy of the present.
The multi-layered narrative structure of the novel is reconstructed chronologically and analyzed for how they converge into one truth.
How should one who has killed another person atone? This requires deep philosophical exploration into human conscience, salvation, and the true meaning of punishment, beyond simply putting a criminal on the stand of legal judgment.
Who carries the hollow cross?
It implies the hollow cross of the perpetrator, the bereaved family, and the judicial system altogether.
This work accuses the paradoxical reality of the transfer of the cross.
Each case seems independent, but they are bound by an inevitable causal relationship where the original sin of the past breeds the tragedy of the present.
The multi-layered narrative structure of the novel is reconstructed chronologically and analyzed for how they converge into one truth.
How should one who has killed another person atone? This requires deep philosophical exploration into human conscience, salvation, and the true meaning of punishment, beyond simply putting a criminal on the stand of legal judgment.
Who carries the hollow cross?
It implies the hollow cross of the perpetrator, the bereaved family, and the judicial system altogether.
This work accuses the paradoxical reality of the transfer of the cross.