The image of the main character full of irresolution greatly influenced later dynastic-style literature by female authors such as "Sagoromo Monogatari" (The Tale of Sagoromo) and "Tsutsumi-Chunagon Monogatari" (Collection of ten short stories after the late Heian period) and created many Kaoru-type main characters.
この優柔不断の塊のような鬱屈した主人公像は、『狭衣物語』や『堤中納言物語』などその後の王朝女流文学に多大なる影響を与え、数多くの薫型主人公を生み出すこととなった。