author: Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore content: People are drawn deeper into tragedy not by their defects but by their virtues. Sophocles' Oedipus Rex being a great example. Oedipus is drawn into tragedy not because of laziness or stupidity, but because of his courage and honesty. So an inevitable irony results. id: 56c82cb8-922b-4fa3-b306-32f4bba18543