He is not afraid of pain and defeat, if only to hear a word from a "certain person." This person is implied to be Dazai. He is limited to communicating with his subordinate Ichiyou Higuchi, who he does not seem to trust very much either.Īkutagawa has a black and white Social Darwinist view of the world, and claims that weak people should die and give way to the stronger ones. Despite being a major figure in the mafia's combat squad Black Lizard, Akutagawa has been shown to be avoidant of social interactions. It is worth noting that Dazai sees more potential in Atsushi than in Akutagawa, which may have lead to the development of feelings of hostility against Atsushi. While Akutagawa usually keeps a cool and placid expression, he can also have moments of irrational anger and jealousy, especially towards Atsushi. He is merciless and despite respecting his superiors, he tends to stray from orders, though his actions usually benefit the Mafia in the end, which is why they are excused. He respects the mafia's hierarchy and is obedient to his superiors, but deems his former boss Osamu Dazai as a disgrace. He also wears a white cravat.Īkutagawa labels himself as the Port Mafia's "dog", and is more than willing to commit crimes and acts of various violence to further the goals of the organization. Underneath his coat, he dons a white dress shirt, decorated with layered ruffled fabric. He wears a long, black coat reaching past his knees over black fitting pants and black dress shoes. His black hair is short and choppy, with side bangs which reach his chin and turn white at the tips. He's often seen covering his face with his hand due to his frequent coughing. His death shook the entire literary scene of the time and marked the end of an era for 'bourgeois intellectuals' like him.Akutagawa is a 20 year old man with a sickly appearance. In his suicide note (addressed to Kume Masao), Akutagawa contributed his suicide to several factors, among which included "a vague sense of anxiety" about the future.Mokichi had no knowledge of Akutagawa's intention of killing himself at the time. This was prescribed to him by his family physician Saitou Mokichi, after Akutagawa complained to him about having trouble sleeping.He was pronounced dead by 7 AM the following morning. He took a dose of Veronal before bed and left last testaments to his family and friends. This is a complete turnaround of his early stance towards literature, showing how much he has changed in his approach towards writing. Akutagawa, citing Shiga Naoya's works, upheld poetic lyricism as the primary value in the novel and discredited the role of structure. From April to August, 1927, he published the essay series "Literary, All Too Literary", containing his side of the debate with Tanizaki Junichirou.This insecurity in his craft contributed to his first thought of suicide (around age 20), with his disappointment from "endeavouring to be great and finding to be small". He also attempted to translate Edgar Allan Poe in order to learn the secret of his art, but only concluded he had no talent. He describes his earlier years and expresses his forays into philosophy, literature, and writing- all of which frustrated him with his realizations of artistic failure. In 1925, Akutagawa wrote a continuation to his autobiographical mental sketches, The Youth of Daidoji Shinsuke, expressing his inability to reach his artistic ideals.The financial burden, arranging for a funeral, plus taking care of his aunt and his own family greatly damaged his health. He had to take care of his sister's family, who had their house burnt down in the Great Kantou Earthquake and the husband committing suicide after being suspected of arson. Later in life, Akutagawa, as the head of his family, was burdened with responsibilities.Akutagawa Ryuunosuke's character book page.If you have sources to provide or additions to make, please do it within our wiki's User Conduct. A good, trustworthy trivia has many accessible sources listed. Please be critical about the following information and do not take everything as truth, especially any unsourced trivia. This trivia is about the real-life writer the character is based on, written by our wiki's contributors.
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