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    Origin of a Memoir

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    Origins of a Memoir/ Autobiography I’ve read a lot of memoirs‚ autobiographies‚ personal essays‚ collected letters‚ and autobiographical novels in my life‚ but this is the first time I’ve studied the memoir/ autobiographical form as a genre. An interesting fact I learned right away was that the word “memoir” comes down to us from the Latin “memoria‚” meaning memory or reminiscence‚ through the Anglo-French memorie in the mid-1500s‚ meaning “a note‚ memorandum‚ something written to be kept in

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    Memoirs Of A Geisha Essay

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    example‚ in the Western society some may look at a Geisha and think they are distorted into prostitutes. But in a Eastern society‚ more specifically in a Japanese culture‚ the lifestyle of a Geisha is committed to art and beauty. In the book “Memoirs of a Geisha” we are able to see the transformation of the main character Sayuri‚ whom was living the lifestyle as a poor girl who was then taken into the

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    What is a Memoir? First of all‚ what is a memoir? A memoir is a story about your life‚ tracing your experiences‚ hopes‚ failures‚ success and triumphs. It’s also a way to share your wisdom and leave a legacy. Some famous memoirs are: "Memoirs of a Geisha‚" which was written by a ghostwriter‚ and "Angela’s Ashes‚" the famous Frank McCourt memoir about growing up in Ireland. The "Memoirs of a Geisha" movie was a blockbuster‚ while the movie version of the McCourt memoir also won many awards.

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    Memoirs Of A Geisha

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    A Cinderella Story Have you ever done the unthinkable to get the attention of your true love? The film Memoirs of Geisha dramatizes how one can endure so much just to get what they want. The writer wants us to get up to a closer look into the life of becoming a Geisha so the film is narrated in first person point of view by Nitta Sayuri which is the main character. Sakamoto Chiyo (Sayuri) and her sister Satsu was separated from her family because their mother became extremely sick. When Chiyo’s

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    Memoirs of a Geisha

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    Carlita Cartwright June 3‚ 2009 Final Draft Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha depicts the issue of choice in destiny. Nitta Sayuri‚ formerly known as Sakamoto Chiyo‚ has no control over that fact that she is sold from her home into a life of slavery. Fate sets Sayuri up with an unfathomable situation‚ but Sayuri goes against everything her culture believes to pursue a destiny she desires. Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha shows that in life‚ people who are faced with oppression can make the

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    Memoirs of a Geisha

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    The future of geisha: Memoirs of a geisha "We do not become geisha to pursue our own destinies‚ we become geisha cause we have no other choice" – Memoirs of a Geisha. Do Japanese women still become geisha? Yes‚ because as long as there remains demands for geisha these Japanese customs will always exists. Japanese girls are sold to managers when they are very young‚ these girls are usually orphans. Until the day that they are declared geisha their managers consider them an "Investment"-Feeding

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    Memoirs of a Geisha

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    I. Title: Memoirs of a Geisha (1997) II. Author: Arthur Golden (1957- ) III. Setting: a. Where: Gion‚ Kyoto‚ Japan b. When: Early 1900’s (1930’s‚ World War II) IV. Character and Characterization: c. Principal Characters i. Sayuri Nitta (Chiyo Sakamoto) Sayuri is the main character of the book. As a child‚ she always thought well of others. She has determination and does not give up easily. Her gray eyes are what make her stand out the most.

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    Memoirs of a Geisha Review

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    Book Review  in History 2 Memoirs of a Geisha Date: January 6‚ 2011 Summary Well done! I couldn’t say more. This is one of the greatest master pieces ever written. The alluring literary book of Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of Geisha has totally hit the rock! The story of Nitta Sayuri‚ a very renowned geisha of Japan shared her spiced up childhood and her struggle of becoming a geisha. Taken away from home as young as nine‚ little Chiyo Sakamoto (Sayuri’s birth

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    she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono‚ elaborate makeup‚ and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men’s solicitude and the money that goes with it. In Memoirs of a Geisha‚ we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl’s virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where

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    The 2005 film ‘Memoirs of Geisha’‚ directed by Rob Marshall‚ is a film which follows the life of a young Japanese girl who is taken from the life of which she was accustomed to and is forced to live in and become part of a world which is exceedingly isolating‚ restricting and where conformity is highly valued. Sayuri‚ the protagonist in the film‚ finds that the only way for her to overcome her feelings of disconnectedness and isolation is to actually intentionally isolate and disconnect herself

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