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Hatsamumo

posted 8 years ago by pjmorales
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I hope I spelled that right but I sure wish they would've gone into her history a little to explain why she is so angry and her need to be loved so bad.

[–] unknown_soul278 8 years ago

Me too. It wasn't covered in the book either, but since Hatsumomo's purpose was as a challenge and obstacle to Sayuri I guess it wasn't supposed to be important. At least they humanized her a bit with her love for the restaurant boy.

[–] eternal_jinx 8 years ago

The book doesn't explain, but the life a geisha is a hard and lonely one. "No one becomes a geisha because they want to."

[–] aliholly-62819 8 years ago

I'm sure she's angry because she's forced to sleep with men she doesn't love. I understand being a geisha is culturally considered a high honour, but it's human to want to love and have that love returned. She's nothing more than an object