Short Fiction · Character
Prof. Hasegawa
A professor who appears in a story about a handkerchief.
minor
Also known as The Handkerchief Prof. Hasegawa Kinzō, Hasegawa
First appearance: The Handkerchief
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A professor in 'The Handkerchief' who observes a mother's stoic reaction to her son's death.
Prof. Hasegawa first appears in 0006 the handkerchief.
In Short Fiction: A professor in 'The Handkerchief' who observes a mother's stoic reaction to her son's death.
Later, in The Handkerchief: A law professor who reads Strindberg and reflects on Bushidō, later observing the mother's hidden grief.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Figures in Moral and Social Tales
- Mythic and Grotesque Figures
- Authors and Framing Narratives
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Kandata’s final, selfish choice—saving only himself by grabbing the spider’s thread—reaches its emotional and…
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See Prof. Hasegawa in The Handkerchief