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The Chrysanthemums Theme
The chrysanthemums
The enteral idea of the story is gender discrimination. Elisa has the ability to be a good farmer and work with his husband as a partner. However, Henry Allen always neglected her, because she is a woman. Elisa loves her garden and the chrysanthemums and when she realized that the tinker just trick with her emotions that makes Elisa more depressed and week.
In “The Chrysanthemums” story, Elisa is the main character and the author continuous the story plot about her point view and Elisa only focus on the chrysanthemums in the story. Elisa’s feelings and the emotions depends on the chrysanthemums. Actually, Chrysanthemums is the only happiness for her eyes.
Elisa is very strong and confident women, even author describe her
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When Elisa sees the Tinker interest in the Chrysanthemums, she feels so happy. After the conversation with the tinker Elisa feels more confident and motivated than previous.
Elisa is a round character. She is thirty five years old and she is a rancher’s wife and the most important part of her, she is a strong and confident lady. However, she is not happy with her daily life. She wants to go outside of the ranch and wants to see the beautiful world. She likes to grow the chrysanthemums, but her husband does not appreciated her. Actually, she knows that her husband behavior that is why she does not expect anything from her husband. The reader knows every think an out the main character’s thoughts and desires.
This is the direct presentation of the main character in the story. Author describes almost everything about the Elisa. Something readers knows from her actions and reactions in the story. For example, author tells very beginning in the story, Elisa is a good gardener. Then, readers knows about how she grows chrysanthemums in the garden. This flower is very challenging for the gardener. Readers knowns her all thoughts in the story and one time when she feels sexual attraction for the tinker that is also know the reader. The author present directly the main character Elisa in the

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