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 Memoirs Of A Geisha﻿ By Arthur Golden   Week II

Home Page 13 April 2011 Notes and questions from Literature Circle and Literature Meetings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Dates covered April tenth and thirteenth

**Summary** Chiyo's plan to run away greatly failed, leaving her with an unpleasant reputation and a broken arm. Gladly, things worked out for her and after two years of waiting, Chiyo's name is changed to Sayuri because of her new-found sisterhood with the successful Mameha.

**Connections** >> >> >>
 * 1) **Secret meetings** - The secret meetings remind me of my mom. My grandmother didn't approve but they stay close together always.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 8px;">Hatsumomo would have secret meetings with her boyfriend against her "Granny's" wishes
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Di's mother would have secret meetings behind his grandmother's back
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> His grandmother didn't approve but they stay close together
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;">The only difference was no sex happened
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Death** - The death of Chiyo's mom and dad is related to my grandpa's. He was dear to me, and my heart was broken like Chiyo.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">The death of Chiyo's mom and dad broke Chiyo's heart
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">Related to Di's grandfather's death
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Di was very close to his grandfather and his heart was broken
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">At the Granny's funeral, everything and everyone was extremely busy
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">As a tradition, everyone is typically busy when it comes time for a funeral, and everyone was at Di's grandfather's funeral
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Empire and Cienega** - We are rivals. Some people absolutely hate us because we arebetter at certain things. We barely talk, and not communicate closely. This is like the geishas, specifically Pumpkin with Chiyo and Hatsumomo and Mameha.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">Competition between geishas
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">Competition in general
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Spring** - Spring in my country is similar in the book. New years are celebrated and flowers bloom in pink. It is time for change, and I think this got through to Sayuri.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">Every spring it's time to celebrate the new year
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">Got through to Chiyo, she wanted to change her path for the future
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Death** - When Chiyo's parents died it reminded me of when my grandma died. I felt the same pain
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">There wasn't a very close relationship between the two but there was a strong connection
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Popularity** - When Chiyo finally went with Mameha to the party se felt popular, which reminded me when I went to prom
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Really wanted to go
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Spend time with people
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Had fun at prom
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Names** - When Chiyo got her geisha name it reminded me of my names. How people call me Dallas even though its my middle name
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chiyo changed her name when she became an apprentice
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">It gets confused with Monica
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Friends** - How pumpkin is with Hatsumomo and Chiyo is with Mameha, it reminded me of my friends (how we used to be close but not anymore)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">We used to be really close but things changed
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Two different groups
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">**Traditional weddings**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;"> When a woman marries a man, she will inherit his last name as hers and they are bound together with a ceremony and the immediate change of her name. When a girl becomes a little sister to a geisha (as Chiyo did) their name changes and there is a great ceremony binding them.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Key Points**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Chiyo running away
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Chiyo's encounter with the Chairman
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Chiyo's meeting with Mameha
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 3em;">Becoming Mameha's little sister

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Travel Traces**


 * Travel Tracer absent

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Main Questions** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why did they change their mind about Chiyo becoming a geisha? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why does Mameha want to help Chiyo? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Do you think Mameha’s predictions are true? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Do you think chiyo and Pumpkin will become friends again? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Will Chiyo be a successful geisha?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">MONEY
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hatsumomo
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">To help Chiyo
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Get back at Hatsumomo[[image:geisha_neck.jpg align="right" caption="A typical Geisha neck"]]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Yes
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Foreshadowing in book
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pretty, smart, and people like her
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Yes
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">They didn’t choose to not be friends, maybe later on but not immediately
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">No
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Competition too strong, sisters are competitors, they may become rivals, attitude of “I’m going to better now”, Pumpkin = mean, Chiyo = nice, Pumpkin = next Hatsumomo
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Yes, already referenced multiple times in the book
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chiyo wants to do something good, something different, and something big, wanted to be successful

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Questions** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What is the difference between prostitute and a geisha?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Prostitute – flat out sex, entertaining with “other areas, sexual content” CENSURE BAR
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Geisha – ‘in the book’ definition: artists, entertaining with art, could be something good and bad
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Well known, money

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Symbols** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">An almanac
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Horoscope?
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Dates, b-day tell day that is bad, good, when to travel, when to do stuff

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Chairman
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fat, weird looking, but REALLY nice
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Little girl crush! Awwwww!!!
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Will he show up again?

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