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How Did Auntima's Death Affect The Iwasaki Okiya?

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Auntie Oima’s death affected the Iwasaki okiya as a whole because she was the head of the Iwasaki okiya and she impacted everything and everybody that went through there. Auntie Oima was kind of like a grandmother to all the girls that lived in the Iwasaki okiya. I think Auntie Oima’s death impacted Mineko the most because she was really close to her and Mineko really valued the relationship they had. I think her death was a reality check for Mineko because she now realized that she is the atotari and she should take her career as a geisha very seriously.

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