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Manual
In Convenience Store Woman, the convenience store’s employee manual represents how social norms and codes regulate people’s behavior—and how oddball protagonist Keiko Furukura is good at following explicit social codes but not at understanding…
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Security Camera
In Convenience Store Woman, the convenience store’s security camera symbolizes how society surveils people to make sure they adhere to social norms. The security camera first appears in the novel when Keiko goes into…
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