A Wild Sheep Chase - Murakami (part deux)

I got to thinking today about Boku's detached nature, and his seemingly purposeless life. The reader doesn't have any sort of insight as to why Boku is this way; no background of his childhood, major life experiences, etc. He just is. Yet, the entire premise of the sheep seems to carry some sort of spiritual meaning to those who "believe", so to speak. Boku becomes wrapped up in the whole ordeal which resembles a kind of cult. He seems unfazed by the entire notion of coincidence (ie. the Dolphin Hotel, his girlfriend's predictions) and he lacks the ability, or perhaps, the desire, to find a deeper meaning to the sheep incident. Generally, I find that someone who leads a very meaningless life would find coincidence, or somewhat magical events, to raise questions as to why or how this could be. However, Boku remains unmoved. It is frustrating to see someone who is entirely cold to the world. I thought that Murakami's purpose in making Boku so removed may be to represent a kind of generational touchstone. Though the novel was written some twenty years ago, it seems relevant to today's society, in which the younger generation carries a detached air about them regarding the state of the world. I find many similarities in Boku's character that are reflected in many of my peers today.