In conclusion, both Ryuji and Noboru feel detached from society, and in various degrees and for different reasons, they both try to relieve their isolation. In Fusako, Ryuji finds the anchor for which he has been searching, and moves quickly into the comfortable life of lover and father. Noboru has chosen to turn his loneliness to hatred and seek for strength using murder. The prevalence of alienation and loneliness as a theme can be linked back to Mishima's own background. Not unlike Noboru and The chief, Mishima dreamt that Japan was restored to its original power and glory. Mishima's dislike towards Japan's westernization is reflected through “Chief’s contempt of adult nature.