tang of disinfectant. And the unmistakable scent of a kitchen, of something being fried in grease" (Picoult, 175). Emily has visions of the rape in her dreams and in reality. This makes her feel dirty and worthless and she begins to wonder why she can't feel secure with anyone, including her own boyfriend, the guy she grew up with. Because of this traumatising experience, Emily has lost her trust in people and is now self conscious and afraid to be touched by anyone else. It is manifest that Emily and Sayuri experience some brutal incidents in their childhood, and also clear that these occurrences effect them still years later.
             Both Emily and Chiyo are pressured and controlled through out their life by those around them and by their own personal ideas of life. When Sayuri is sent to live at the Okiya, it is made clear to her that the only way she will be successful in life is if she becomes a well-known Geisha. If she does not succeed , her life is doomed. As soon as she arrives at the Okiya, it is made quite clear what i
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