By Defining Current and Future Ones

50 a good understanding of the novel. Besides, the students can enrich their vocabulary by reading the novel.

2. Suggestion for future researchers

Memoirs of a Geisha is an interesting novel, especially the interpersonal relationships of geishas. This research focuses more on Mameha who is the minor character. The future researchers can analyze the other characters. There are many characters that can be discussed such as, Pumpkin, Mother and Ken Iwamura. Besides, the future researchers can analyze the socio-cultural comparison between geisha and ronggeng dancer. Therefore, for those who are interested in Memoirs of a Geisha , this research can be used as a reference. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 51 REFERENCES Abrams, M. H. 1981. A glossary of literary terms. New York: Holt, Rinehart Winston. Beebe, S. A, Beebe, S. J., Redmond, M. V. 1996. Interpersonal communication: relating to others . Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Charles, E. 1957. The Japanese woman a pictorial .Tokyo: Japan Travel Bureau. Dewi, M. E. P. 2005. The life principles needed in the struggle for life as seen in Nitta Sayuri, the main character of Arthur G olden’s memoirs of a geisha . Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University. Forster, E. M. 1985. Aspect of the novel . London: William Clowes Sons Ltd. Golden, A. 1997. Memoirs of a geisha . New York: Vintage Books. Handayani, K. T. 2004. Sayuri as a representation of Japanese geisha in Arthur G olden’s memoirs of a g eisha . Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University. Hastika, D.W. 2007. Golden’s view toward the life of geishas as reflected in the character in G olden’s memoirs of a g eisha . Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University. Henkle, R. B. 1997. Reading the novel: An introduction to be techniques of interpreting fiction . New York: Harper Row Publishers. Hormozi, N. G. 2001 . History of a geisha. Retrieved November 04, 2016, from http:www.immortalgeisha.comwikiindex.php?title=History_of_Geisha ,_Part_One:_1100AD_-_1750AD Huffman, K., Vernoy, M., Vernoy, J. 1997. Psychology in action. New York: John Wiley Sons, Inc. Kurniasari, T. R. 2007. The influence of Nitta S ayuri’s character traits on the implementation of gimu as seen in G olden’s memoirs of a g eisha . Yogyakarta: Sanata Dharma University. Maslow, A. 1984. Motivasi dan kepribadian . Jakarta: PT. Gramedia. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI