He is already showing signs of budding homosexuality.
An unusual child, the boy is fascinated with death, dying, and people who live "tragic lives". He spends most of his time alone, reveling in his childhood fantasies of knights and dragons.
His ill health compels his grandmother to provide a sheltered childhood. Ultimately, the protagonist ends this relationship, realizing that he cannot have romantic feelings for a woman, but he remains unsatisfied and unfulfilled.Īs the novel begins, the protagonist is born to an extended suburban family just before the Second World War. He attempts to create the illusion of normalcy by pursuing a relationship with the sister of the young man he's attracted to.
The unnamed protagonist struggles with his homosexuality and grows up isolated and consumed with fantasies of death and sadism. Confessions of a Mask tells the story of a Japanese boy growing up in the World War II era.
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