In Shonagon’s story “Masahiro Really Is a Laughing-Stock” she shows actions that prove Masahiro really is the laughing stock. The first action of the story that is evidence of his position as the laughing stock is when Masahiro sent servants to bring clothes from his house immediately the citizens begin questioning him. Masahiro then states that, “How can one man bring the things of two people? After all, can you put two measures in a one measure jar?” (Shonagon 459) nobody understood his statement therefore they laughed at him. After that incident came another incident similar when Masahiro was brought a letter and the letter called for a immediate response Masahiro in a rageful manner stated that, “And who’s stolen the ink and brush I had
