「現実の(げんじつの)醜い(みにくい)社会のなかで、どうやって純粋な(じゅんすいな)精神(せいしん)と芸術を貫くべきか」という葛藤

Aoyagi Hayao (modeled after the genius poet Tokoku Kitamura), the central figure of 'Bungakukai' and 'I's close friend, suffered from an overly pure idealism and fierce spiritual conflict. He spent every day in despairing thought: 'In this ugly real society, how can I preserve the truth of a pure spirit and create art?'