Memoirs of a Geisha Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 4 Summary

Chapter 4 Summary

Chiyo's life in the Okiya soon settles into a routine and time passes in a blur of daily tasks. Her misery and fear is no less than before and she worries that she will never see her family again. The unreality of what has happened to her strikes her one day while drying rice bowls in the kitchen; it is then that she vows to herself to do her best so she will be accepted and sent to school. This way, she reasons, she will be reunited with Satsu.

Chiyo's main tasks are menial, involving cleaning and running errands. She tries her best to be unobtrusive but Granny likes company, often making demands on Chiyo's time that make her late doing other tasks and get her into trouble. One day she is late in cleaning Hatsumomo's room and has an unpleasant encounter with Hatsumomo. Hatsumomo teases her cruelly about her...
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