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10 entertaining men. The writer used socio-cultural-historical approach on her
research There are two perspectives to analyze Sayuri. Those perspectives come
from Marxist Feminism and Golden’s point of views. In Marxist Feminism point
of view, patriarchy system and economic condition force women not to have the same chance as men in having job. In the novel, being a geisha is not easy because
she has to attend a school. Then, she wants to prove that being a geisha is a profession. The Marxist Feminism approach is appropriate to analyze this
research because the oppression and discrimination of the female character because of capitalism and patriarchal system Wati, 2005. Besides, Arthur
Golden says that geisha is not the same as prostitute as people think. A geisha has ability to dance and sing that differentiate a geisha with prostitute. People respect
a geisha through her behavior and politeness in society who is loyal to the tradition. The writer used socio-cultural-historical approach Hastika, 2007.
This research is different from those studies mentioned above. All of them discussed the main character of the novel, Nitta Sayuri while this research
discusses the minor character, Mameha. Although the researcher provides some descriptions
of Sayuri’s character, this research focuses more on Mameha’s motivation in building her interpersonal relationship. To do these, the researcher
analyzes the motivation of Mameha by applying psychological approach. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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