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Chrysanthimums
Title: Chrysanthimums
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1305 | Pages: 5.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Chrysanthimums
Analysis of Character : “The Chrysanthemums”
John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" shows the true feelings of the main character,
Elisa Allen, through the use of setting and her interactions with other characters in
the story. By way of vivid descriptions, Elisa's feelings of dissatisfaction over
the lack of excitement in her life are portrayed. Her role as a mere housewife and
then the subsequent change to feelings of a self-assured woman are clearly seen. These
inner feelings …showed first 75 words of 1305 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1305 total…that strong woman. Steinbeck unfortunately brings Elisa full-circle,
back to where she started. She notices on the way to dinner her chrysanthemum sprouts at
the roadside. This, along with her husband’s hesitation to allow her curiosity, puts her back
where she started, canceling her emergence. One must ask after reading this short story if Elisa
will continue this discontented lifestyle. Or will she be able to blossom beautifully for good, as
do her chrysanthemums?
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