In the story "The Chrysanthemums- by John Steinbeck, the chrysanthemums symbolize Elisa's confidence and her feminist side. ... It is shown by her chrysanthemums, which have no aphids, "no sowbugs or snails or cutworms."" However, when she is not with the chrysanthemum or feels disconnected with the chrysanthemums, she will not be proud. ... This shows that she feels the confidence when she is with her chrysanthemums. ... However, the man seeing the chrysanthemum starts talking about it. ...

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A bothered and isolated Elisa Allen in the story "The Chrysanthemums," finds herself subject to this phenomenon and is persistently mistreated and in a sense, unnoticed by her traditionally productive, yet dull and dismissive husband. ... In The "Chrysanthemums", Henry Allen is a hard working, yet unobservant husband that allows himself to ignore his wife's potential day by day, thus leaving him unable to please his wife to her fullest fulfillment. ... As opposed to being Henry's right hand man, Elisa stays in her garden with her chrysanthemums, only being allowed to w...

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Feminism in John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums." At first glance John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" seems to be a story about a woman whose niche is in the garden. ... The drifter feigns great interest in Elisa's chrysanthemums and asks her many questions about them. ... Elisa is overjoyed by any interest in her flowers and gives the man chrysanthemum sprouts to bring to his friend. ... Seeing the chrysanthemums lying on the side of the road is a hard slap in the face for Elisa. ...

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The tone in The Chrysanthemums, by John Steinbeck gave me a sense of envy toward men. The main reason why I get this feeling is because Elisa Allen is a hard working housewife who doesn't really have much of a life but to stay at home and tend to the garden and the house. She enjoys her garden and...

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In John Steinbeck's story, "The Chrysanthemus" he tells a story of a married woman who, like most women, wanted to be equal to men in the society's eyes. Elisa Allen is the wife in the center of attention all through the story. She shows many characteristics of being equal to a man, but also show...

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John Steinbeck's short story, "The Chrysanthemums," centers around a woman named Elisa, an avid gardner who is strong, "blocked and heavy" (Steinbeck). ... It was her chrysanthemums that she had given to the tinker. ...

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John Steinbeck utilizes two main characters to contrast different forms of strength in the short story " The Chrysanthemums". ... Steinbeck points this out by saying " The chrysanthemum stems seemed too small and easy for her energy." ... Speaking with him gives Elisa a chance to express her skill with chrysanthemums which makes her feel powerful and clever in her expertise of gardening. As Elisa is describing her mechanical way of getting rid of the old buds off her chrysanthemums she sounds like she could burst with enthusiasm and craze. ... The repair man uses his strength in ways of fa...

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