in ▁sister . ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁daughters ▁acknowled ged ▁this ▁per ception ▁of ▁himself ▁as ▁an ▁out s ider ▁but ▁ins ist ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁views ▁him ▁very ▁differently , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁own , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁simple ▁The ▁Aut obi ography ▁title . ▁ ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁objective ▁in ▁writing ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁to ▁document ▁his ▁experiences ▁of ▁personal ▁re wards ▁gained ▁from ▁the ▁environmental ▁movement ▁and ▁to ▁illustrate , ▁specifically ▁for ▁young ▁people , ▁opportun ities ▁in ▁environmental ism . ▁Su zu ki ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁unf air ly ▁label led ▁as ▁" the ▁master ▁of ▁do om ▁and ▁glo om " ▁by ▁conserv ative ▁media ▁out lets ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁book ▁will ▁help ▁balance ▁that ▁view . ▁He ▁int ends ▁this ▁aut obi ography ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁final ▁book . ▁Following ▁its ▁publication ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁reduce ▁his ▁work ▁week ▁from ▁seven ▁to ▁four ▁days ▁to ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁with ▁family ▁and ▁personal ▁purs uits . ▁ ▁Cont ents ▁The ▁book ▁has ▁eigh teen ▁chap ters ▁with ▁a ▁two - page ▁pre face , ▁which ▁explains ▁his ▁experience ▁with ▁Met am orph osis ▁and ▁how ▁this ▁book ▁comple ments ▁it . ▁The ▁th esis ▁of ▁this ▁book ▁is ▁identified ▁by ▁one ▁rev iewer ▁as : ▁" the ▁importance ▁of ▁child hood ' s ▁form ative ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁person . ▁In ▁Su zu ki ' s ▁case , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁rac ism , ▁not ably