Introduction The book, Memoirs of a Geisha, is about a girl, Chiyo, born in a fishing village in Yoroido, Japan. Chiyo was born in a low-income village; she and her sister Satsu were sold by their father to the geisha society to make up for the lack of medicine her mother needed. Satsu ended up in the pleasure district of Kyoto and Chiyo was forced to go to work in an Okiya house to become a Geisha for the rest of her life. The meaning of geisha is craftsman, she is a Japanese hostess trained to entertain men with conversation, dancing and singing. Social Interaction Perspectives Setting the Situation After Chiyo finally accepted her fate, she worked really hard to become a geisha. She worked so hard that she broke records and was subsequently adopted into the okiya. Pumpkin, another girl who lived in the okiya, was supposed to be adopted instead of Chiyo. When Chiyo broke the record for the highest cost of her mizuage, or virginity, Mother pushed Pumpkin aside and congratulated Chiyo. Chiyo felt sorry for her but since they were friends, she thought Pumpkin would understand. Much later, to his surprise, he discovered that Pumpkin was still bitter and jealous. Chiyo's view was that she had worked hard for that honor and had earned it. Pumkin felt she deserved to be adopted since she had first become a geisha and was already in the process of being adopted. Their difference of opinion on that topic drove a wedge between them that has never been removed. The dramaturgical approach The job of a geisha is to show perfection, tranquility, passive and demure qualities. Since a geisha's beauty is half of what will determine her success, some have to work harder than others. Some geisha have taken… half of the paper… what most people use every day, are things they have to perform. This includes things like fans, kimonos, all the different utensils for performing a tea ceremony and the different hairpieces. Kimonos are the main thing a geisha would want as it shows wealth and is also the greatest display of nature and beauty through a dress. Language The language they speak is obviously Japanese but for the sake of the reader it was in English. As a student, intensive study of the language was necessary. They attached great importance to language, which however, at least for a geisha, had to always be completely correct. Names also had great importance as they had to be changed when one became a geisha. In addition to checking the almanac, they made sure to choose the name that would bring success for years to come, so for Chiyo her new name was Sayuri