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No Longer Human <Link>

“No Longer Human” focuses on the main character, Oba Yozo. Oba explains his life from a point in his childhood to somewhere in adulthood. Unable to properly understand how to interact and understand people he

resorts to tomfoolery to make friends and hide his misinterpretations of social cues. His facade doesn't fool everyone and doesn't solve every problem. Due to the influence of a classmate named Hiroki, he falls into

a world of drinking and smoking. He relies on Hiroki during his time in college to assist with social situations. With his life spiraling downwards after failing in college Oba continues his story and conveys his feelings about the people close to him

and society in general. <cite the novel> (Close up the spaces so the formatting looks good once you are ready to post.-B)

Omoide

An autobiography where Tsushima created a character named Osamu to use instead of himself to enact his own memories. Furthermore, Tsushima also conveys his perspective and analyzation of these situations. [1] (analysis-B

Flowers of Buffonery

"Flowers of Buffonery" relates the story of Oba Yozo and his time recovering in the hospital from an attempted suicide. His friends attempt to cheer him up, but their words are fake, so Oba sits in the hospital simply reflecting. << Should I include this?[2] (Yes, I think you should.-B)

Good-Bye

An editor tries to avoid women who he had past sexual relations with. Using the help of a female friend he does his best to avoid their advances and hide the unladylike qualities of his friend.[3] (Change to with whom he has had-B)

The Setting Sun <Link to wikipedia page>

This novel focuses on a small family, a mother, a daughter, and a son. They are living in the time after WWII. Their family who was quite wealthy before has become very impoverished and decide to move to the countryside. [4][5] (Decide to decides-B)

One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji

"One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji", shares Tsushima's experience staying at Misaka. He meets with a man named Ibuse Masuji, a previous mentor, who has arranged an o-miai for Dazai. Dazai meets the woman, Ishihara Michiko, who he later decides to marry.[6]

ORIGINAL WIKIPEDIA *NOT TO BE ADDED just so i don't have to keep switching Tabs

In 1923, Tsushima attended Aomori High School, followed by entering Hirosaki University's literature department in 1927. He developed an interest in Edo culture and began studying gidayū. Around 1928, Tsushima edited a series of student publications and contributed some of his own works, such as "Aware ga" ("Poor Mosquito"). He even published a magazine called Saibō bungei (Cell Literature) with his friends, and subsequently became a staff member of the college's newspaper team.

NEW VERSION TO BE PROPOSED

In 1916, Tsushima began his education at Kanagi Elementary[7]. On March 4, 1923, Tsushima's father Gen'emon died from lung cancer[8][9], and then a month later in April Tsushima attended Aomori High School,[10] followed by entering Hirosaki University's literature department in 1927[7].

SOURCES

  1. ^ Lyons, Phyllis I; Dazai, Osamu (1985). The saga of Dazai Osamu: a critical study with translations. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. pp. 79–83. ISBN 0804711976.
  2. ^ O'Brien, James; G.K. Hall & Company (1999). Dazai Osamu. New York: G.K. Hall & Co. pp. 55–58.
  3. ^ O'Brien, James; G.K. Hall & Company (1999). Dazai Osamu. New York: G.K. Hall & Co. p. 147.
  4. ^ Dazai, Osamu; Keene, Donald (2002). The setting sun. Boston: Tuttle. ISBN 4805306726.
  5. ^ "The Setting Sun". Wikipedia. 2018-01-11.
  6. ^ O'Brien, James; G.K. Hall & Company (1999). Dazai Osamu. New York: G.K. Hall & Co. pp. 74–76.
  7. ^ a b O'Brien, James (1975). Dazai Osamu. New York: Twayne Publishers. pp. pg. 12. ISBN 0805726640. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  8. ^ 野原, 一夫 (1998). 太宰治生涯と文学 (in Japanese). pp. pg.36. ISBN 4480033971. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
  9. ^ "太宰治". Wikipedia (in Japanese). 2018-03-31.
  10. ^ Lyons, Phyllis I; Dazai, Osamu (1985). The saga of Dazai Osamu: a critical study with translations. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804711976.

Peer Review

Looks good so far. I put some suggestions in about spelling and such in bold. There wasn't much for me to fix which is good, Just make sure the formatting is nice, and neat when you are ready to post, and you should be good. (B)