Statements of the Problems Scope of the Study Objective of the Study The Significance of the Study

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1.2 Statements of the Problems

Connected to the background of the study, the statement of the problem are: 1. What is the general description of Chiyo as the main character in Arthur Golden‘s Memoirs of a Geisha? 2. How is the conflict described in Arthur Golden‘s Memoirs of a Geisha? 3. How is the setting described in Arthur Golden‘s Memoirs of a Geisha? 4. How does Chiyo maintain the Geisha culture described in Memoirs of a Geisha?

1.3 Scope of the Study

Considering the research problems questions, the writer focuses on analyzing the general description of Chiyo as the main character and conflicts she experienced. The setting related to the context of time, place and setting in order to support action, characters, and narrative perspective from an additional level. The way Chiyo maintained the Geisha culture after she became a full-fledge Geisha is also discussed.

1.4 Objective of the Study

After reading the novel and understands the story, the writer finds out some things to explore. The objectives of the study are: 4 1. To describe the general description of Chiyo in Arthur Golden‘s Memoirs of a Geisha novel. 2. To describe conflicts happen in the Arthur Golden‘s Memoirs of a Geisha. 3. To describe settings in the Arthur Golden‘s Memoirs of a Geisha 4. To describe the way Chiyo maintains Geisha culture in Arthur Golden‘s Memoirs of a Geisha.

1.5 The Significance of the Study

1. For the writer The writer wants to find out how Chiyo maintains Geisha culture in that era when she ‘s alive. 2. For the reader To give a deeper insight into the structural elements in literature like characters, conflicts, settings beside to improve the reader‘s knowledge on the way Geishas maintain their culture. 3. For the university It is a contribution as an additional reference for the library of Dian Nuswantoro University, especially for Literature Department.

1.6 Methods of the Study