Memoirs of a Geisha
This exotic fable is about a young, innocent girl named Chiyo (9 years old in 1929) who lives in a poor fishing village in Yoroido with her older sister Satsu, her father and sick mother. Since Chiyo's mother is going to die soon and her father can't do much to support their family, he sells his two daughters into slavery to a renowned geisha house. Chiyo has unusual blue-gray eyes, which later helps her capture peoples' attention, especially men's. Unfortunately, her sister is taken to a different district and from this time on, little Chiyo lives her life in agony because she has no family left and she's a maid serving a notorious geisha named Hatsumomo. Hatsumomo can also be referred to as a witch because she does anything like spreading false rumors to make Chiyo's life miserable. One day while running an errand for the house that she lives in, Chiyo falls down on a stone near a river and starts to cry for she can no longer endure the pain and hardships she is going through at such a young age. Luckily, the Chairman of a wealthy electric company comes across her while he's walking with his business associates. He takes notice of her and goes up to see what is the matter w
So it was apparent as to what would happen to her and that is, she became enraged and fought with the Mother, therefore, she was kicked out of the house onto the streets. Soon, World War II begins and the geisha houses are forced to close. Through her eyes, we see the decadent heart of Gion--the geisha district of Kyoto--with its marvelous teahouses and theaters, narrow back alleys, ornate temples, and artists' streets. The Chairman dies after Sayuri moves to New York City but he lives on inside her heart. So as I mentioned before, the Chairman and Sayuri became lovers and she became his mistress since he was married. The reason why Sayuri had planned this scheme for Nobu to find them was because Nobu wanted to become Sayuri's danna and Sayuri didn't like him although he had been kind enough to her to save her from working in the factories because he cared about her. To make a long story short, the Chairman never forgets Chiyo and how beautiful she is, so he goes to a well-known geisha by the name of Mameha and asks her to adopt Chiyo as her younger sister so she can train her to become a geisha too. But she was the corrupt one who caused Sayuri so much grief and made her live under her control. She beat Sayuri and asked her to pay for an expensive piece of jewelry she had not even touched. Antagonist I'd be a liar if I didn't tell you that Hatsumomo was the antagonist in this story although some other people tried to do bad things too. He gives her a handkerchief and a few compliments and tells her not to worry because everything will be fine.
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