悶々(もんもん)と悩み続ける部屋のなかで唐突に終わる「解決しない終わり方」で、近代リアリズムの誕生を示している

The ending of 'Drifting Clouds' is highly ambiguous and realistic. Noboru Honda grows close to another woman, and Osei is about to be abandoned by Noboru. Bunzo, unable to sever his love for Osei, is endlessly agonizing in his room, 'Should I wait for her gaze to turn to me again, or should I leave this house?' when the story abruptly ends. This 'unresolved ending' signifies the birth of modern Japanese realism, recognized for high literary value today.