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Shizuko is a woman who has a relationship with Yozo after he runs away from Flatfish’s house. Her husband died several years ago, and she works for a magazine that occasionally publishes Horiki’s illustrations, which is how Yozo first meets her. Enticed by how sad Yozo seems, she readily takes him in and provides for him, apparently finding his melancholy attitude somehow attractive. Shizuko decides—along with Horiki and Flatfish—that Yozo should officially cut ties with his family and marry her. Before this can happen, though, Yozo overhears Shigeko (Shizuko’s daughter) say that she wants her “real” father back. He realizes that Shizuko and Shigeko would be better off without him, so he runs away.
Shizuko Quotes in No Longer Human
The No Longer Human quotes below are all either spoken by Shizuko or refer to Shizuko. 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:
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The Third Notebook: Part One
Quotes
Just outside the apartment window was a kite caught in the telegraph wires; blown about and ripped by the dusty spring wind, it nevertheless clung tenaciously to the wires, as if in affirmation of something. Every time I looked at the kite I had to smile with embarrassment and blush. It haunted me even in dreams.
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(They were happy, the two of them. I’d been a fool to come between them. I might destroy them. I might destroy them both if I were not careful. A humble happiness. A good mother and child. […]
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Shizuko Quotes in No Longer Human
The No Longer Human quotes below are all either spoken by Shizuko or refer to Shizuko. 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:
).
The Third Notebook: Part One
Quotes
Just outside the apartment window was a kite caught in the telegraph wires; blown about and ripped by the dusty spring wind, it nevertheless clung tenaciously to the wires, as if in affirmation of something. Every time I looked at the kite I had to smile with embarrassment and blush. It haunted me even in dreams.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
(They were happy, the two of them. I’d been a fool to come between them. I might destroy them. I might destroy them both if I were not careful. A humble happiness. A good mother and child. […]
