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. ... A woman trapped in the monotony of her life is the main character of "The Chrysanthemums-. Elisa Allen lives on a farm and does best in gardening, specifically, the chrysanthemums. ... Thinking the peddler was really interested in the chrysanthemums, she gave him a pot. ... Unfortunately, she snapped back to reality when she realized that the peddler dumped th...

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