RJ2黃郁雰

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA Author: Arthur Golden Publishing company: First Vintage Mass-Market Edition Year of publishing:2005 Number of pages: 502 During two weeks, I've only read two chapters. These chapters are the most compelling in this book, I thought. Sayuri had become more popular than before. She got the qualification to perform dancing in Kyoto house. After the performance, Sayuri became so famous that several pursuers started to woo her. This situation reminded her mother- and sister-in-law of a crucial event--bidding Sayuri's "mizuage". Mizuage was equal to hymen. Bidding mizuage was quite important in that the man who got mizuage was supposed to have affluent wealth and prestige. With the popularity, the price of Sayuri's mizuage was the highest than ever. To everyone's amazement, Sayuri's mother-in-law decided to adopt Sayuri and get down the geisha house to her. This astonishing decision cause Sayuri and her best friend, Pumpkin, broke up. Sayuri was pretty sorry about the consequence, but the only thing she could do was waiting for the proper to make amend. While I read this part, my feeling was complicated because of the complex relation amount the characters. The more popularity Sayuri had, the bigger struggles she faced. I was really glad to see Sayuri getting famous. However, with the limitation of geisha, she had to conform to her mother-and sister-in-law's orders. How miserable she was to have no freedom in making choices during her life time and how lucky I am to live in this world of freedom. 49777020黃郁雰