Memoirs of a Geisha- Chapter 8

I was so surprised that Chiyo was actually going to try an escape after all the trouble she is in already, and the fact that her escape route was the roof, yeah not a smart idea. I would have been too chicken to even think about leaving that place, especially since I would have no idea what was going on or no official plan. Plus does anyone in their old town really want them there and didn’t her dad kind of sell her to that guy anyway. As predicted her whole roof plan did not work considering that she did not even make it out of the yard due to her falling off the roof. Chiyo ended up unconscious lying on the ground with some lady helping her out. I found the whole situation a little amusing but at the same time I felt really bad for Chiyo. It was sad that she broke her arm and it seem that they did not try too much to fix it compared to what we do with a broken arm. Now that she tried to escape and was caught her future is over. She no longer can be a geisha that is really disappointing I bet she would have been a good one. For some reason though I think she is going to end up working something out and become one anyway. The letter that was address to her was very depressing. For one the mother of the house would not even let Chiyo read it first even though it was in her name, that is not right. Everything in that box is all of the first part of Chiyo’s life. We found out both of her parents died and her sister escaped, made it home, and ran off with some guy. It is very good Chiyo did not end up escaping since she would have been abandoned, but it stinks that she was caught because now her life is over. She will have to be a maid the rest of her life. All that is left of her childhood is the religious tablets, which is way too disheartening.