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Memoirs Of A Geisha﻿ By Arthur Golden  Week III  

Home Page 20 April 2011 Notes and questions from Literature Circle and Literature Meetings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Dates Covered April eighteenth and twentieth



**Summary** Hatsumomo is still finding ways to ruin Sayuri's career, but Mamahe found a great solution. Sayuri met Dr. Crab, Mr. Nobu and The Barren. According to Mameha's plan, the men will bid money for Sayuri's mizuage. With all the bidding money, Mother decided to adopt Sayuri. Dr. Crab won the bidding and perform the mizuage ceremony with Sayuri. Dr. Crab took her virginity with money.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px;">**Connections**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">When Memeha was explaining the “eel” and the “cave” reminded me of the discussion that all parent eventually have to have with [[image:4220xtctsoother4.jpg align="right"]]their child. It is really awkward and it was the same for Sayuri and Mameha.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> When Sayuri was watching the sumo fight with Nobu it reminded me of when I saw my first baseball game and I was asking my dad a lot of questions, much like Sayuri
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">When Sayuri got the noodles for Pumpkin to give to Hatsumomo reminded me of whne U helped my brother finish his chores so my mom and dad wouldn't be mad at him.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mameha's and Hatsumomo's relationship reminds me of me and my brother's relationship. We aren't quite as mean and they are but we do fight sometimes.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The ceremony that Mameha and Sayuri is very similar to the many wedding ceremonies I have been to.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">When the Baron told Sayuri to take off her clothes so could examine her it reminded me a of someone I know. For a cancer examine she had to take off her robe for it.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">All the parties Sayuri is going to reminds me off all the stories my mum told me about her going to a lot of parties after high school.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">While reading the author brought up Sayuri's eyes again. That blue, grey color reminded me of my friend Luca's eyes. He has eyes like Sayuri's and they are extremely beautiful.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Today's meeting reminds me of the poor lives somewhere in the world where they are bought with money. They are human beings, but money seems to be the object that decides their fate. My group mates also said these parts remind them if the movies //Craig's Kill List,// and //Obsessed.//

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Key Points**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sayuri meets Dr. Crab and Nobu
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sayuri's unpleasant meetings with the Barren
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mother adopting Sayuri
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Sayuri's virginity was bought

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Travel Traces**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Where’s today’s action begins (Page 199): The Kansai International Hotel. Where we left off at the previous meeting. It was Sayuri's first engagement as a novice geisha.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Where today’s key events happen (Pages 230, 251, and 296): The important key events were when Sayuri and Mameha went to go see the Chairman Iwamura and President Nobu. Also another key event was when they cut Sayuri's leg to go see Dr. Crab. And the last even would be Baron's party.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Where today’s events end (Page 296): The events end at Hakone; where Baron's party takes place.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Main Questions**
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What do you think the Baron’s intentions were when he invited Sayuri to his party?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What do you think is the Doctor’s purpose?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why do you think it’s so hard for Sayuri to connect to others at parties?
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Do you think Sayuri and the Chairman will marry? Or is he too old?
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What do you think was the most suspenseful part of the reading?

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