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No Longer Human is a short story by Osamu Dazai that portrays the life of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. The protagonist of the story, Oba Yozo, is a failed man who feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. He narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings.
The protagonist of the story, Oba Yozo, is a failed man who feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. He narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. The protagonist's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult.
The protagonist's life is filled with casual cruelties of life, and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. The protagonist's life is a reflection of the protagonist's inability to understand human beings and the impact of Western ideas on traditional Japanese values. The protagonist's life is a reflection of the protagonist's inability to understand human beings and the impact of Western ideas on traditional Japanese values.
The protagonist's life is a reflection of the protagonist's inability to understand human beings and the impact of Western ideas on traditional Japanese values. The protagonist's life is a reflection of the protagonist's inability to understand human beings and the impact of Western ideas on traditional Japanese values. The protagonist's life is a reflection of the protagonist's inability to understand human beings and the impact of Western ideas on traditional Japanese values.