In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums”‚ a gardener named Elisa Allen plants chrysanthemums. In the story‚ she was busy planting her prized flower‚ when she encountered a man who talked her into giving him some of her chrysanthemum seeds. Once the man left‚ she gained a sense of freedom.. Her mysterious transformation was triggered by her conversing with the salesman and giving him her chrysanthemum seeds. In this story‚ there is immense symbolism behind the chrysanthemums she planted‚ the gardening
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“The Chrysanthemums” In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” Elisa Allen is a lonely woman who enjoys growing and nourishing her chrysanthemums in the valley of Salinas‚ California. But‚ with all the beauty of the beautiful valley she feels isolated from the world. “The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salina Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world. On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot.”(347 paragraph 1) Elisa is
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Allen Iverson is one of the most famous basketball players not only because of his talent‚ but also because of his reckless attitude outside of the game. The documentary shows how Iverson acted as a child and shows how he committed himself to sports so he could get out of the projects. The film shows how he struggled with adversity and was eventually able to overcome it by dedicating himself to basketball. There are many psychological principles in the documentary that relate to how Iverson was able
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A compilation of elegant word choice and syntax‚ “The Sun and Moon” is a poem written by author Chrysanthemum Ti. In this poem‚ Ti develops a story‚ told in a first person point of view‚ which illustrates both the gradual resentment and contentment felt by the narrator as she compares her successes and failures to those of her brother. In creating this tale‚ Ti utilizes a shift in tone as well as two significant metaphors to suggest that with time‚ perceptions change‚ which can allow for a greater
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live accordingly as they wish; However‚ in The Chrysanthemums‚ Elisa struggled trying to express herself in society. She is an intelligent‚ interesting and passionate woman who yearns for adventure; but during the time period of the story‚ women weren’t allowed to venture beyond the societal expectations: a house-wife. Therefore‚ she finds a way to express herself through caring for her house and tending her garden filled with chrysanthemums. Elisa is often stopped or ignored at every turn. Her desires
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May 6‚ 2013 Choice 1: Similarity between “The Chrysanthemums” and “Death of a Salesman” In these two stories there isn’t much similarity except how old they both are and the theme‚ individual worth. By definition Individual worth is the sense of one’s own value or worth as a human being. Unfortunately in both of these stories they have very little individual worth. In Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” Elisa is probably the smartest character in the story but gets little recognition for being
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Steinbeck wrote The Chrysanthemums‚ but in the end it had nothing to do about a flower. It was about a women Elisa who felt trapped in another marriage‚ and how she was mistreated by her husband. The central idea of the text is how women could not
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Steinbeck’s short story‚ "The Chrysanthemums‚" he uses the flower to symbolize his main character’s thoughts and ideas. There are many examples of such symbolism in this work. Elisa Allen is a lonely woman who enjoys growing and nourishing her chrysanthemums. Since her husband is always working the cattle in their farm‚ she never has enough attention or any kind of affection. The result of this dispassionate marriage leads Steinbeck to describe his main character as follows‚ "Her face lean and
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The stories‚ The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins – Gilman and “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck have the same characteristics. Both the women were trapped and suffocated‚ with many emotions. The ladies were restrained to a situation that made everything frustrating. In these two stories they will have similar and differences between them. In the Yellow Wallpaper‚ the differences in this story is that a married woman was always trapped in the house. In the beginning of the story the narrator
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Julia Keller December 16‚ 2012 Period 2 The two short stories‚ The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck and Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway are similar in many ways‚ and are also different in several ways. Though the settings and plots vary‚ both are sufficient in capturing the importance of women. To begin‚ both stories take place in the early twentieth century‚ around 1930. The work of Hemingway takes place in Spain near the river Ebro‚ and Steinbeck’s takes place
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