Memoirs of a Geisha holds many different components and raise many different questions about the culture of Geishas, the Japanese and American culture and the effect of World War II had on Japan.
When someone thinks of a Geisha, the idea of a glorified prostitute or call girls come to mind. The translation of Geisha in English is artist and becoming a Geisha is an honor to the girls. Geishas are entertainers and have been entertaining for more than 350 years. Geishas perform and excel in all things artistic and musical. A prolific amount of the girls are witty and have invigorating personalities. Some of the Japanese are even reverent to the girls.
The similarities between Memoirs of a Geisha and the fairytale story of “Cinderella” are uncanny. In the fact that both stories tell about young girls that have issues in the family, are being manipulated and used, and both go through the journey of finding their one true love.
After World War and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the President, Franklin D. Roosevelt declared all Japanese-American are to be moved from the West Coast with the Executive Order 9066 on February 19, 1942. 120,000 Japanese -Americans were relocated and put to work in internment camps. Children that were American born held positions of authority. The camps were finally closed March 1946. Some…show more content… These variances between the cultures have differed apart further during the last one and a half century, because of the Japanese high growth in the twentieth century. Japanese culture places a lot of importance upon synchronization in society. The level of self-discipline that is expected from a Japanese person is very high. Even in conversation with each other, Japanese persons follow a very polite approach. In Japan, it is very hard to come across fights and
