An Analysis of Japanese Rituals of A new Geisha in Arthur Golden's Novel Memoirs of A Geisha

Abstract

Literature is human expression and the reflection about life, thought, feeling savior, and attitude of human being. By watching or reading literature, people can obtain ecjoyment and valuable information related to their life. Novel is human expression that reflects beman thought, act, behavior, lifestyle, and anything related to humankind. Therefore, the eesearcher is interested in analyzing Japanese rituals of a new Geisha in Arthur Golden's novel oirs of a Geisha. The objective of this study were: (1) to find the kinds of Japanese rituals ofa new Geisha, lO knows the conflicts faced by Sayuri,as the main character, during the rituals of a new Geisha and the solutions in Arthur Golden's novel Memoirs of a Geisha. This study used descriptive qualitative design because it did not use any hypothesis and statistical methods. This study tries to analyze the novel descriptively with emphasize on the !:3p3l)ese ritual of a new geisha of the main character to be a geisha. In analyzing this novel as an of the study, the writer used objective approach. The data were collected by reading :thur Golden's novel Memoirs of a Geisha. Then the data were analyzed based on the O!JSSification that refers to Japanese rituals to be a geisha. The result of this study showed that the main character (Sayuri) applied some rituals of a geisha, such as sansankudo, mizuage, and erikae. The researcher also found the conflicts flce(f by Sayuri during the rituals of a new geisha in Arthur Golden's novel Memoirs of a Geisha are external and internal conflict. In this study, the solution of the conflicts can be described follows: 1) improving nonverbal communication skills, 2) using humor and playing to deal challenges, 3) some other solutions such as Sayuri tried to find out her sister Satsu and Szynri tried to be honest with Chairman about her true feeling