Reader Response to Memoirs of a Geisha Essay -- Memoirs of a Geisha Es

Reader Response to Memoirs of a Geisha                Memoirs of a Geisha is Arthur Goldens debut novel, written fine with great detail. It was initially written as a novel that would depict the son borne of a geisha and a Japanese businessman, but once he had learned the professedly nature of a geisha, he changed his topic. Golden discovered the intrigue of the geisha - the attributes that draw in the geishas customers, that make them an irreplaceable part of Japanese history, that make them human as well as the ideal of what a woman should be. When these features were displayed through Sayuris voice, the novel became an emotionally enrapturing story, which drew in the reader and captivate the heart. I, personally, was affected deeply by this novel. I clear always been drawn in by Japanese culture, even as a child. When I learned of the geisha for the first time, I thought I even wanted to be one someday. While readin g this novel, any fantasies I may have had of what a geisha was were completely reshaped. This novel convinced me that the geisha actually were artists - they were trained and hired as musicians, dancers, conversationalists, jokesters, and drinking buddies, so to speak. The geisha incorporate two the demure and the vulgar aspects of the human spirit, and created instead a playful and desirable companion for the stressed and lonely businessmen.              When I learned of the mizuage, the supposed Japanese call for the occasion upon which a young geishas virginity is auctioned off to the highest bidder, I was absolutely shocked. Here was a culture that had prided... ...d my eyes to new styles of writing. While the writing was simple, it crossed the resembling barriers that were emotionally crossed throughout the novel.              Initially I did not think it possible, but aft er reading the novel I found it to be true - it is possible for people to truly understand one another despite any boundaries. Whether they be due to gender, age, culture, politics, or any other reason, these boundaries can be overcome by simply learning about one another, about everyones own personal histories, and trying to understand them as people rather than objects. Memoirs of a Geisha defied many boundaries and was able to create an intimate - and greatly appreciated - relationship between the reader and a fictional geisha from, essentially, another world. It was truly an incredible novel.