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It is Sabahattin Ali's book about an ordinary person, from which you can get an idea about the daily life and power relations of the period.
SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As in Sabahattin Ali's other books, the most basic character of the book is not a hero, but an ordinary person with flaws. Yusuf is a coward. He constantly postpones making decisions about his life. Although he is aware of his problems, he is incapable of taking action to solve them. He doesn't feel like he belongs anywhere, but he doesn't make much effort to do so. His introverted personality is not due to his virtue, but because he does not know what to do.
Although we know that he could show his anger towards Şakir without even thinking about it, he did not call anyone to account for the way his friend Ali died and preferred to remain silent. In fact, since he knew that Ali would not have the courage to fight for Muazzez if he was alive, he was secretly happy that his friend had died and disappeared. The reason why he remained silent in the face of Ali's death was not because he knew that he could not change the way justice operated in those years. He remained silent in the face of Ali's death; Because he doesn't really care that much.
When he is away, he does not notice the transformation Muazzez has gone through, not because he loves Muazzez very much or because he does not like him, but because he knows that he will not be able to face the answers he will receive in the face of the questions he will ask.
The bond between them and Muazzez stems from their need for each other rather than love. In this situation, 'he knows that what he is looking for in his life is not Muazzez; but he is aware that there will be a huge void inside him without Muazzez.