And Then centers on Daisuke, an educated man caught between inherited privilege, emotional sincerity, and the demands of a changing society. As friendship, marriage, money, and desire press in on him, his carefully maintained detachment becomes impossible to sustain. Sōseki's novel is a quiet but devastating study of indecision, modern individuality, and the costs of choosing honestly. This modern English translation preserves the restrained psychological intensity of the original.