Conclusions CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS, AND SUGGESTIONS
61 school. After his best friend’s suicide, Toru is unable to open up his heart and he
decides to distance himself from others as well. Toru is also portrayed as an ordinary guy that is shown from his appearance and reaction when the student
strike happens. Besides, Toru is a caring person who cares about his friends namely Naoko, Storm
Trooper, Hatsumi, Midori and even Midori’s father. However, Toru is also considered as a self-doubted person. Toru always thinks
that he does not deserve of what he has and he feels not confident of himself as well. It leads him into pessimism and it makes him do not have specific goals for
his future life. The second analysis is about the causes of loneliness as experienced by
Toru Watanabe. The first cause is Toru lacks of companionship. Toru’s lack of
companionship is caused by his decision to distance himself from others and his difficulties to open up his heart after his best friend’s death. As a result, it leads
him into the sense of loneliness since his friendship is limited to some people. Moreover, when his friends are gone, Toru does not have anyone else as his
companion. The second cause of Toru’s loneliness is that Toru is unable to attain his
desired relationship with Naoko. Toru falls in love with Naoko and he wants to be in a relationship with her. Unfortunately, Naoko is unable to love him back and
she finds it is impossible to love anyone else besides Kizuki. In conclussion, his loneliness is a feeling which appears whenever a person is unable to attain his
desired relationship.
62 The third cause is Toru lacks of belongingness and love needs, self-esteem
needs and self-actualization needs. The facts that Toru lacks of companionship, Toru has the desires to have an elder sibling and Toru has never been in love
prove that Toru lacks of belongingness and love needs. Moreover, Toru also lacks of self-esteem needs. His character as an unconfident and self-doubted person
shows that he lacks of self-esteem needs and it leads him into his loneliness. He often believes that he is unworthy of the friendship he has with Kizuki and
Nagasawa. His lack of confidence also makes him think that he is not capable to interact or get along with person who has higher status. Furthermore, Toru is also
failed to fulfill his self-actualization needs because he does not even know his own potential and talent. Thus, he is unable to exploit his capabilities and it makes
him do not have goals for his future life.