John Steinbeck utilizes two main characters to contrast different forms of strength in the short story " The Chrysanthemums". ... Steinbeck also uses a traveling repair man to present strength as a modest attribute that takes place on the inside of a human being rather than a boastful strength that's only exists on the outside, even though Steinbeck portrays it in a cunning way. Steinbeck shows Elisa's physically robust characteristics in the line "Her face was lean and strong and her eyes were as clear as water. ... Steinbeck points this out by saying " The chrysanthemum stems ...

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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. ... Steinbeck smartly narrates this woman's frequent shifts between femininity and masculinity over a short period of time. ... Steinbeck makes it very easy to relate to this woman's struggle for strength and contentment in a life that does not meet her expectations. ...

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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). ... When her husband leaves to tend to his cattle, a big, "stubble-bearded" (Steinbeck) man approaches on his wagon. He never gives his name, and Steinbeck only refers to him as "the man." ...

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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 short story "The Chrysanthemums", Elisa Allen never gets this recognition all thought she is in many ways the flowers in the story. ... Steinbeck uses these elegant flowers as a symbol to represent the caring, inner-self of Elisa. ... Steinbeck describes Elisa as follows, "Her face lean and strong Her figure looked blocked and heavy in her gardening costume, a man's black hat pulled low clod-hopper shoes completely covered by a big corduroy apron- This abandonment by her husband causes her to turn to her chrysanthemums to try to find something to care...

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Elisa's Emotions in Steinbeck's "Chrysanthemums" The short story, "Chrysanthemums", written by John Steinbeck, is a story that uses plenty of symbolic objects and symbolic personal attributes to the characters. ... Elisa stays within her fenced garden while her husband walks up to converse with her afterward (Steinbeck 247). ... Steinbeck introduces this turn in direction of their conversation with the following lines: "What's them plants, ma"am?" ... While Elisa is crying, Steinbeck also states that she uses her collar to block her husband from seeing her cry. ......

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The Chrysanthumums In the story "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck, Elisa and Henry Allen live on a ranch in the Salinas Valley where she raises chrysanthemums. ... Steinbeck reveals that the work of woman can be overlooked in society. ... Although Henry and Elisa were ranchers they also were a result of the industrial boom when Steinbeck reveals their ownership of a roadster. ... In conclusion, Steinbeck reveals a woman's struggle with self-worth in her life and her marriage through an omniscient third person point of view. ...

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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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In the story "The Chrysanthemums- by John Steinbeck, the chrysanthemums symbolize Elisa's confidence and her feminist side. In the beginning, the narrator talks about her passion for the planting of chrysanthemums which she is so good at. It is shown by her chrysanthemums, which have no aphids, "no ...

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The Chrysanthemums Throughout history women have often been portrayed as the subordinates of men or the weaker sex. As a result of these assumptions held by society, women have been working hard to disassociate themselves from these stereotypes and become more independent with their lives. Many...

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Nick Joaquin's "The Summer Solstice-, Alice Walker's "Everyday Use-, and John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums- challenge us to understand the meaning behind them and to give importance to the female protagonists. ...

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John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" is a short story about a woman's transformation. "The Chrysanthemums" opens with the protagonist, Elisa Allen working in her garden. Her husband, Henry approaches her to ask her out to dinner and a movie to celebrate the sell of thirty steers. They seem to be...

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The frustration is evidens when Elisa is furst introduced.Her figure is described "blocked and havy" bacouse she is wearing havy gloves,havy shoes and man's hat.Her home was well cleaned with ahard polished window .Elisa was bored with her husband and with her life.Her chrysantemums a great deal to her.This symbolic sence makes clear to the reader tha she wants more from life than just being a gardener. The tinker is a very important figure in this story and represent the kind of life that elisa would like to live.We could see how their life is different he lives his life on the road...

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