Dazai and his paradoxical relationship with humanity is what makes him one of the best characters. he considers himself to be something inhumane, something inferior to humanity that are human simply by existing he does not consider himself human in the sense that being human means feeling, being human means caring, being human means everything else that was taken away from him at a young age. because the Dazai that roamed the underground with his hands in his pockets would never be even considered human, the Dazai that carried weapons with him, and the Dazai that knew where it hurt the most if you prod with a scalpel. he is not human to himself because he's been stripped of the rights to be by becoming a demon. he disqualified himself from humanity because he can't possibly be one of them when his heart is darker than darkness himself. but that's not true. Dazai is human because he left the single place he willingly got himself into in search for a reason to live because of someone he cared about. he's human because he kept his promise to Oda all these years and tried to help others even though he didn't think he had the audacity to play pretend in the light. he's human because he's broken and he picked up the pieces and cut himself meanwhile. he's human because he persisted. he is human because he believes himself to be isn't, because he isn't aware he already is one.