(Japanese: 太宰治, Dazai Osamu) (Goshogawara, 19 June 1909 – Tokyo, 13 June 1948). Osamu Dazai was born as the tenth of eleven children under the name Shuji Tsushima (津島修治, Tsushima Shuji). He was the eighth child of a wealthy landowner and politician in Kanagi, now Goshogawara, who survived.
One of the most famous Japanese fiction writers of the twentieth century. He is known for his irony, his brilliant imagination and his suicide attempts.
Osamu Dazai. Poto wikipedia.org.
What is society but an individual?
Photo: Ryoji Iwata. Meaning📌 : The saying expresses that “society” is not an abstract, independent entity, but essentially consists of individuals (their judgments, fears, power, and social control). In context, it also means: people sometimes hide behind “society” to actually package their own disapproval/coercion as something bigger. “Society won’t stand for it” → “you (and people like you) will not allow it.”🧾 Origin: The core formulation “What is society but an individual?” comes from Osamu Dazai’s novel: 『人間失格』 (Ningen Shikkaku) (often translated as No Longer Human). 👤 Author:Osamu Dazai (1909–1948) is the author of the source passage (the thought “What is society but an individual?”).
Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
