No Longer Human
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Prologue The First Notebook The Second Notebook The Third Notebook: Part One The Third Notebook: Part Two Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Social Isolation and Alienation Compassion and Mutual Suffering Depression, Mental Health, and Stigmatization Self-Expression, Privacy, and Art
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Yozo The Unnamed Speaker Takeichi Yoshiko Yozo’s Father Horiki Tsuneko Flatfish Shizuko Shigeko The Bartender from Kyobashi The Pharmacist
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No Longer Human

by

Osamu Dazai
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Yozo’s Father Character Analysis

Yozo’s father is a Japanese politician who lives with his family in the countryside but spends several weeks each month in a townhouse in Tokyo. The novel implies that he’s a fairly strict and unforgiving man, which is why he cuts ties with Yozo after Yozo tries to die by suicide—something that leads to a scandal and draws negative attention to his father’s political career. Even though Yozo’s father doesn’t communicate with him after he tries to die by suicide, Yozo’s brothers continue to send Yozo small amounts of money. Yozo never sees his father again, ultimately learning of his death after being released from a psychiatric ward.

Yozo’s Father Quotes in No Longer Human

The No Longer Human quotes below are all either spoken by Yozo’s Father or refer to Yozo’s Father. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Social Isolation and Alienation Theme Icon
).
The First Notebook Quotes

“How about you, Yozo?” he asked, but I could only stammer uncertainly.

Whenever I was asked what I wanted my first impulse was to answer “Nothing.” The thought went through my mind that it didn’t make any difference, that nothing was going to make me happy.

Related Characters: Yozo (speaker), Yozo’s Father
Page Number: 30
Explanation and Analysis:
The Second Notebook Quotes

I drank the liquor. She did not intimidate me, and I felt no obligation to perform my clownish antics for her. I drank in silence, not bothering to hide the taciturnity and gloominess which were my true nature.

Related Characters: Yozo (speaker), Yozo’s Father, Tsuneko
Page Number: 78
Explanation and Analysis:
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Yozo’s Father Quotes in No Longer Human

The No Longer Human quotes below are all either spoken by Yozo’s Father or refer to Yozo’s Father. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Social Isolation and Alienation Theme Icon
).
The First Notebook Quotes

“How about you, Yozo?” he asked, but I could only stammer uncertainly.

Whenever I was asked what I wanted my first impulse was to answer “Nothing.” The thought went through my mind that it didn’t make any difference, that nothing was going to make me happy.

Related Characters: Yozo (speaker), Yozo’s Father
Page Number: 30
Explanation and Analysis:
The Second Notebook Quotes

I drank the liquor. She did not intimidate me, and I felt no obligation to perform my clownish antics for her. I drank in silence, not bothering to hide the taciturnity and gloominess which were my true nature.

Related Characters: Yozo (speaker), Yozo’s Father, Tsuneko
Page Number: 78
Explanation and Analysis:
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