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6 April 2011 Notes and questions from Literature Circle

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**Summary** Chiyo and her sister were taken from their family to become geishas. They were separated and Chiyo continues to wonder where her sister is. She is being trained in the geisha ways.

**Connections**
 * 1) Taking Children - An issue we read about was taking children from their families. This is like in real life child services.
 * 2) Manipulation - My own sister is very much like Hatsumomo, she's very manipulative
 * 3) Carlisle Indian Industrial School - This school relates to Carlisle Indian School with taking children away, t hey tricked the families and children into taking them away
 * 4) School and the difference of teachers. Teachers have many personality.
 * 5) Today's reading reminded me of the movie Mulan. In both stories, they are forced to be geishas. They do not meet the standards of normal geishas.
 * 6) Lupus - Could easily go into that state of physical illness at anytime
 * Chiyo's mother is stricken with a great illness
 * 1) Japanese anime - All children are independent and expected to do well
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Chiyo is typically alone and is expected to do her job correctly and well
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Empire High School - A teacher would get in serious trouble if they treated their students the way these teachers [in the book] do; our teachers are nicer
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Treatment of students and difference in respect

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Key Points**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Chiyo as blue eyes instead of brown
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Auntie is helping and protecting Chiyo
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hatsumomo does not like Chiyo
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hatsumomo is the most senior geisha

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Travel Traces**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Where today's action begins (Page 8-9): The setting started in the Yoroido, Chiyo's hometown. It's a poor place and fishing in the sea is the main job
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Where today's key events happened (Page 34-36): Chiyo is seperated from her sister. She was forced to go and train to be a geisha and her sister is a prostitute.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Where today's events end (Page 100): Chiyo saw Hatsumomo and her boyfriend on the floor with him feeling er up.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Di had amazing pictures:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Main Questions**
 * 1) What do you think will happen when Satsu and Chiyo escape?
 * 2) What do you think will happen next with Hatsumomo and her boyfriend and Chiyo?
 * 3) Wy do you think Chiyo ha the personality with water? What do it represent?
 * 4) What do you think the overall them is?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Love/Lust/Family Love
 * 1) Why do you think of this book so far? Favorite part, something that upsets you?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Questions** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Will Chiyo and Satsu escape? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Will Chiyo and Tanka get married?