He expresses his own unfathomable perception towards Atsushi's reckless and conflicting actions, during which Fitzgerald interrupts his ramblings.Īkutagawa strikes him with Rashōmon, though Fitzgerald blocks it with his palm the mafioso urges Fitzgerald to stay put and wait until he finishes his priority, but Fitzgerald pulls Rashо̄mon towards him and demands a change of order. Fitzgerald kicks him on the back and prepares to rip off his limbs to prevent him from further escaping, but Fitzgerald notices Akutagawa's arrival, who ignores Fitzgerald and heads straight to settle his accounts with Atsushi. He soon voices his premature victory by having captured the mantiger and Moby Dick to crash upon Yokohama, which all adhere to their tactician's strategy. Fitzgerald then takes out $100,000 of his securities in possession and introduces his ability, the Great Fitzgerald, which grants him a boost in power proportional to the amount of his expenditure.Īctivating his ability after throwing out his cheques, Fitzgerald kicks Atsushi that sends him flying through the door. When Atsushi soon gets up from his attack, Fitzgerald admires him for withstanding $10,000 worth of his power. As per Herman Melville's earlier hint, Atsushi finds the control terminal being personally guarded by Fitzgerald, who welcomes and engages Atsushi while sharing his secrets to success with him.įitzgerald offers to give Atsushi a chance to snatch the control terminal from him on three counts on the second count, Atsushi quickly rushes towards the control terminal, but Fitzgerald anticipates his move and swiftly kicks him on his abdomen. ![]() His death shook the entire literary scene of the time and marked the end of an era for 'bourgeois intellectuals' like him.After Atsushi manages to shake off Akutagawa who is bent on killing him ever since his loss from their previous battle, he arrives at the top-floor executive office to retrieve the control terminal that can stop Moby Dick from crashing into Yokohama. 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. ![]()
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