Memoires of a Geisha by Arthur Golden - 1703 Words

Each living being experiences the world in a proprietary way that, though capable of resembling another’s, can never be fully duplicated. These differing perspectives, in their inherent complexity, are a principal patron to the chaos and beauty that perpetually plague and gift mankind. With over seven billion individuals (Population Clock), it is intelligible to claim that with so vast a sea of differing vistas; the power of perspective is the most influential contributor to modern civilization and the human spirit. Arthur Golden’s Memoires of a Geisha and Salvador Dali’s â€Å"Swans Reflecting Elephants† demonstrate the power and influence that differing perspective can have in a positive, artistic manner; while simultaneously bringing notice†¦show more content†¦Memoirs put a face to Japan and its citizens during a time when America wanted to do little more than collectively hate them. Memoirs depict the War from the perspective of Japanese citi zens, a perspective that history does not seem to deem important; though Arthur Golden has successfully refuted. Memoirs of a Geisha brings up a shows the perspective of the average Japanese citizen. From America’s viewpoint all the Japanese where (potentially) vile and treacherous, this point of view affected the way the US treated its own Japanese citizens. American’s long standing views on racial inequality helped facilitate this opinion, and helped motivate the (occasionally controversial) actions taken against the Japanese. America’s long history of racial prejudice manifested itself in the Japanese internment camps it erected across the nation (JAPANESE-AMERICAN RELOCATION). Arthur Golden’s work humanizes the Japanese and questions the American perspective of them. America felt (and still feel) as if they were the victims of Japan because they were innocent. Memoirs of a Geisha depict the Japanese citizens as the innocent bystanders being held at th e whims of the imperialistic Americans. This perspective makes it easier to comprehend the original reason for Japans goals of Asian domination. Japans originally wanted to gain control of China in order to supply Japan with natural resources that Japan could convert intoShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of The Book Memoirs Of A Geisha 1219 Words   |  5 PagesMemoirs of a Geisha is a beautiful work of meta-fiction; where the author implements an autobiographical approach and fabricates a fictional translator who is supposedly a friend of the protagonist in the book; Nitta Sayuri a geisha or Geiko of Kyoto, Japan. Here Golden gives an unusual frame to the storytelling through the voice of the translator Jacob and how Jacob documents Sayuri’s oral narration about the fascinating life she has had as a Kyoto Geisha. This biographical approach gives the story