The prologue and epilogue are not necessary to read, but it only gives us another point of view of him. This remarks the point that nobody see Yozo as he was, everyone saw his mask. I want to highlight specially a comment said by a female barist (the one who gave this journalist all the things left by Yozo) that said that he was an angel, but they didn't know anything about him because, we he had moved, had been in fire years ago and nothing about him was told. The epilogue and prologue is written by a periodist who is given this three notebooks and three pictures of Yozo through his life and tells us about him in a different point of view, a more rational one. All that you have read except the prologue and epilogue was written by Yozo and told you about his life by 3 notebooks.

All that you have read except the prolo …more The epilogue tells us 10 years after Yozo went to live far away from the city and everything that haunted him. Vicky The epilogue tells us 10 years after Yozo went to live far away from the city and everything that haunted him. Perhaps (hopefully!) not to the extremes of Oba though. It's through the eyes of a young man, but most people have gone through this type of experience at least once in their lifetimes. The question of what truly constitutes self-worth is asked throughout the book. And what can happen when they lack the will to break the cycle themselves or seek real support or help.

To the point where they are so disconnected from their own needs that they mentally refer to themselves in the third-person. Why some people can be smiling and laughing with their friends in one moment yet break down the moment they are alone. And conformity is pretty big for Japanese social norms. Cavak Aside from the endless and depressing speculation over whether it's an autobiographical work, it's a timeless piece about why putting on a mask for so …more Aside from the endless and depressing speculation over whether it's an autobiographical work, it's a timeless piece about why putting on a mask for social acceptance doesn't work.

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