Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden pgs.81-287
November 15, 2009
mikellesreadingblog
Memoirs of a Geisha is by far the best book I have read in a while. I love the characters in it because I can relate them all to someone I know. Chiyo, or Sayuri, reminds me somewhat of myself. We both are striving to complete a task in the world to get closer to something we want. Sayuri goes through everything imaginable to become geisha in hope to become closer with the Chairman. I am doing all that I can to get though high school so I can start living my life. Pumpkin is most like my sister in the way that they our both under the pressure to be something that they don’t truly want to be. Pumpkin’s older sister, Hatsumomo, forces her to try and become the best geisha by doing things that Pumpkin doesn’t want to do. Similar to my sister, she is forced to do thing by my mom that she doesn’t like and she wishes she could do something else in her time. By having these characters relate to me and someone I know I feel like I can understand them better and what they are doing. I hope soon I can watch the movie so I can see if it is different or similar to the book.http://web.mit.edu/ealba/www/moag.jpg
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readingblog15 |
November 30, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I also know people that can relate to Pumpkin, that are forced by other people to do what they do not want to do. I always have an easier time reading things if I can relate to the characters.
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mikellesreadingblog |
December 8, 2009 at 11:34 pm
Same here, it’s easier to read things that you can relate to becuase you understand what there feeling.