"After the vernal equinox" is a strange book, which consists of two very different parts, so that readers in a sudden, begins with the bustle of downtown into the secluded deep house. Natsume "after about Equinox" also says: long time since I had an idea, if the separate short stories put together into chapters from these works together make up a novel, then, might be close the effect of unexpected fun to read it. In my opinion, this attempt was not successful Soseki, contrast front and back portions too, is a travelogue-style adventures, is a self-analysis, it is so unobtrusive pieces together, the loose structure .

"After the bath", "power station" and "report" is the front part of the novel, "rainy day" "to be forever the words" and "Matsumoto words" is the rear of the novel. The hero is the front part of Keitaro, a recent graduate, find a job and to keep running. He is a bit whimsical, but also psychological adventures, met industrialist Taguchi in the students must never introduced, and met Chiyoko Matsumoto homeless and higher, this is laying the groundwork for the story rear, like before the official dinner dishes. To be forever, then, precisely because Keitaro curious relationship must Yonghe Chiyoko, in his inquiries only say it; and Matsumoto, then, is said to Keitaro to hear. While the first part is written in the third person, rear multi-written in the first person, but Keitaro which is run through a narrator, his role, more or less like his snake head cane it. Unlike shall never Keitaro, he has had enough of gracious living heritage, without having to look for work. In the eyes of Keitaro, it must never be such a person: Despite being the son of a soldier, but particularly nasty soldiers; studied law, but has no intention itself as an officer or staff, he was an extreme conservative. On the surface, to be forever and uncle Matsumoto like, happy to be a seeding the homeless; but in fact, he was stuck in the mental and emotional entanglement.

Wing is a very sensitive subject, his family and the society as food for thought. When his father died, never to have to say: "City Tibet, I die, you have to take care of the mother, you know, been so naive naughty can not do ah do not learn Frankly, my mother will matter to you?!. "mother at the funeral and said to him:" Even though my father was gone, my mother will be as usual you feel bad, worry, do not be sad. "these words must have been printed in the mind forever, wrapped in a thick layer. the mystery: Why father and mother say so? Later Matsumoto never to have to confide in: his father and the maid is born, the mother rather than the students. Mother in the hands of the secret son always felt that there was no secret holds, they both are in fear. This answer must never confused for a delicate mother-child relationship, but also to understand why he insisted marry his mother Chiyoko.

Chiyoko is Taguchi uncle's daughter, when she was born, the mother to the other request, so she can grow up to be married forever. Yonghe must Chiyoko up together, their relationship intimacy, but they must never hesitate to get married in this matter. According to his own account, chiyoko is a fearless woman, and I only know a timid man, even though I married a wife Chiyoko, I am afraid it can not bear his wife's eyes out emitted light. I am not a person full of emotion, it is difficult to the same degree or more incandescent light back at her.

Chiyoko is an innocent, outspoken girl, she thought that if a man is not in the real world to gain power and money is not a man, and this is contrary to life and to be forever. Wing is to be a reluctance to compete with others who, he cowardly character, hang back and susceptible to stimulation and social contact, more to live in their own spiritual world, like a philosopher. Taguchi with a family on vacation shall never met Takagi as Chiyoko marriage candidates, causing her intense jealousy. Takagi is a good at social person shall forever does not want to compete with him, but with reason restrained jealousy, as escape, he was a man to return home.

When required to send her mother never mentioned Takagi back chiyoko, clashes between the two. Chiyoko said: You're despicable! I shall never hesitated to ask why. If you do not know, that bastard! Chiyoko shall never know with the marriage, must know himself never wanted to marry, but she is in love to be forever, but do not feel to be in love forever, never to be seen when it is jealousy, only to be forever on the distrust angry. Chiyoko's relationship must Yonghe, with Matsumoto's words, the two of them became close to and away, and a pair of poor children to leave together and, if the husband and wife, the result will be unfortunate for the purpose of brewing and to form the husband and wife are the same; and if not become husband and wife, unfortunately, will continue to be the spirit of husband and wife can not be dissatisfied. This is a society of both sides, is an irreconcilable contradiction. Even focussed on landscapes should be permanent, but only untie the knot mother-child relationship, and Chiyoko relationship with untied knot.

Before I do not know the truth of things, particularly want to know it, but once you know, but they envy to the past era proud of I do not know, often contrite become now own this. This is not simply to be forever sad mood for self-exploration, Natsume is a reflection of their own spiritual crisis - disappointed with the Western civilization, the Japanese want to find their own way. Chiyoko must Yonghe emotional entanglements, this is a footnote looking for.