The Chrysanthemums Throughout history women have often been portrayed as the subordinates of men or the weaker sex. ... John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" describes Elisa Allen's frustration with her marriage. ... Her chrysanthemums meant everything to her. ... This statement somewhat upsets her but she up gives him the chrysanthemum sprouts in pots to take with him. ... You mean around the chrysanthemums. ...
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...
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. ...
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...
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. ... They are both important to an extent in the story, but the relationship between Elisa and her chrysanthemums plays a major role because the Elisa is attached to chrysanthemums emotionally, while her emotional attachment to Henry, if any, hardly shows that it exists. ... "Oh, those are chrysanthemums, giant whites and yellows. ... In Elisa's case, the value...
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...
This story line strikes a strong comparison to John Steinbeck's, "The Chrysanthemums". ... In these short stories, the main characters Elisa (The Chrysanthemums)and Louise (The Story of an Hour) both live in the shadow of their husbands. ...
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...
Characters in "The Chrysanthemums," by John Steinbeck play a very large role in bringing the theme of the story to light. Steinbeck uses these characters to show how women were oppressed in the early twentieth century. There are only three main characters in the story. Each one has his or her diffe...
