A man of innocence

Question;

"Why did Mishima commit suicide?"

Answer;

Because he was a man of innocence

You can't commit suicide if you're not innocent

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"Why did Mishima commit suicide?"

Whenever I mention Mishima, always get this question

There were numerous reasons here, from his romanticism for death, nationalism, to guilty for those who died during WW2

It's all correct in a way

But if it's one word, and the most on-point answer must be

Because, he was a man of innocent

We can't commit suicide if we aren't innocent