The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Svalina, Viktoria

undergraduate thesis

The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha"

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. urn:nbn:hr:142:980460

Svalina, Viktoria

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Svalina, V. (2018). The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha" (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:980460

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Svalina, Viktoria. "The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha"." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:980460

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Svalina, V. (2018). 'The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha"', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 28 December 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:980460

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Svalina V. The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha" [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018 [cited 2024 December 28] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:980460

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V. Svalina, "The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha"", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2018. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:980460

Cite this item: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:980460

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Title	The Portrayal of Beauty Standards in Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha"
Title (croatian)	Prikaz standarda ljepote u "Sjećanjima jedne gejše" Arthura Goldena
Author	Viktoria Svalina
Mentor	Biljana Oklopčić (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2018-08-29, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	Arthur Golden's famous novel Memoirs of a Geisha depicts the life of a young girl named Chiyo Sakamoto, the daughter of a poor fisherman. Afraid that he will not be able to take care of her and her sister Satsu, Chiyo's father decides to send them to Gion in hopes that they would eventually become geishas to avoid the difficulty of a poverty-stricken life. As the sisters get separated, because Satsu is not seen fit for the profession, Chiyo gradually learns how meticulous and difficult it is to become a true entertainer for customers. Everything from the appearance – how to look perfect – to the behavior – how to properly pour tea to a man or a woman, bow or walk in public – are the rites of passage that a successful geisha must know to do without any mistakes. As the term beauty plays an essential role in the profession of a geisha, the paper will firstly show the beauty standards applied to Japanese women throughout their life, from their childhood, education and marriage to being a mother and eventually a senior. After that, a detailed analysis of the novel Memoirs of a Geisha is undertaken to show different beauty standards and how difficult it is to learn, understand, and overcome them. The conclusion provides a short summary of the most important beauty standards a geisha should abide by to be considered successful.
Keywords
Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:980460
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: German Language and Literature (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/aprvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) njemačkoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/aprvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) njemačkoga jezika i književnosti)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
Access conditions	Open access
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Created on	2018-09-20 16:49:42

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