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Yoshiko
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:
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The First Notebook
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“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.
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The Second Notebook
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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.
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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:
).
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:
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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.
