The story is structured through three "notebooks" written by Oba Yozo, a man who feels profoundly alienated from the rest of humanity.

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: From childhood, Yozo adopts a persona of a "clown" to hide his deep fear of others and his inability to understand social norms.

: After a failed marriage and being institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital, Yozo concludes that he is no longer "human". Key Themes

: The exhaustion that comes from wearing a mask to fit into society. Legacy and Context