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Self-Identity Through Symbolism in John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums"
Title: Self-Identity Through Symbolism in John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums"
Category: Literature / English
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Self-Identity Through Symbolism in John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums"
"The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck illustrates through subtle symbolism a woman's struggle for sexual identity. Elisa Allen, the protagonist of the story, cultivates a likeness of herself through her chrysanthemum garden, but fragments of her are also depicted by key objects encountered during the story. Elisa tries hard to project a tough, masculine image of herself rather than the feminine alternative, but the effort results in nothing but a façade.
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…showed last 75 words of 1282 total…which was no longer hers. Not unlike her heart, Elisa's flowers require constant care and would never survive a rough life on the road, which confirms that Elisa is not as tough and rugged as she would like to believe- Elisa will always be female at heart.
Works Cited
Steinbeck, John. "The Chrysanthemums." Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing. Ed. Edgar V. Roberts and Henry E. Jacobs. 2nd Compact ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003. 359-366.
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