Kafka on the Shore Lesson Plan

While venturing into the woods, A Boy Named Crow tells Kafka that the anger and confusion are still inside him even though he has fulfilled his father's prophesy, even going so far as to say that Kafka has only made his problems worse by actively pursuing the curse (p. 386-387). Why does A Boy Named Crow say this, and why is this confusion still with Kafka? What does Kafka need to do to end the confusion and get rid of the anger?

A Boy Named Crow says this because Kafka still has not resolved the anguish caused by his mother's abandonment, which is the same event that prompted his father's curse. However, though Kafka forgives his mother in the forest, life's lack of...