# Prof. Hasegawa — Short Fiction character guide

> Prof. Hasegawa in Short Fiction by Akutagawa Ryūnosuke.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The Handkerchief Prof. Hasegawa Kinzō, Hasegawa

**First appearance:** 0006-the-handkerchief

## Who they are

A professor who appears in a story about a handkerchief.

## In the story

### [Short Fiction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/chapters/short-fiction)

A professor in 'The Handkerchief' who observes a mother's stoic reaction to her son's death.

### [The Handkerchief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_59_se/chapters/the-handkerchief)

A law professor who reads Strindberg and reflects on Bushidō, later observing the mother's hidden grief.

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