The Chrysanthemums. While Elisa wasn’t expecting any visitors‚ a man showed up and affected her strong and independent feelings to make her realize that she is lonelier than expected. First off‚ the narrator of the story shows that Elisa is a strong woman that could complete any task that needs physical strength with ease. He shows her strengths while she is working in the garden on her flowers and describes: “even her work with the scissors was overeager‚ overpowerful. The chrysanthemum stems
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In the early 1900’s‚ farm families do not go into town every day. Therefore‚ they do not have much interaction with the public. Hence‚ Henry and Elisa Allen spend the majority of their time tending to the farm. In the John Steinbeck story‚ The Chrysanthemums‚ he tells of a lonely‚ hardworking farm wife‚ who is seeking attention‚ and wonders what life could be like outside of the valley‚ but decides to settle for the country life she currently lives. To begin‚ Henry and Elisa live in Salinas Valley
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The Chrysanthemums In John Steinbeck story “The Chrysanthemums” a middle age wife‚ who obsess with her garden‚ struggles with societies biased opinion on a women’s role. The whole story revolves around her movements and mindset in her garden only. She longs for freedom‚ equality‚ and a life full of passion and love. The title “The Chrysanthemums” gives a hint of joy and happiness. It tricks the readers to think the story will be about life and creation‚ but that thought becomes obsolete. It is
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that we have read in which symbolism is demonstrated is in The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck‚ and The Worker in Sandalwood by Majorie Pickthall. In The Chrysanthemums‚ Steinbeck tells a story of a married couple living on a farm. The husband‚ Henry Allen‚ works most of the day while his wife‚ Elisa Allen‚ spends most of her time tending to her garden. The couple have no children. However‚ in Elisa’s garden she grows Chrysanthemums‚ which she cares for as if they were her children. During the
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John Steinbeck’s "The Chrysanthemums" features a strong capable and unsatisfied woman‚ Elisa Allen‚ whose talent cannot be recognized in the male-dominated society. Elisa Allen is a strong‚ talented woman‚ with powerful hands just like a man’s‚ and she is "over-eager" to puts her potential into practice. Even though she is "over-eager and over-powerful"‚ she could use her potential only in her flower garden. Actually‚ she does an excellent job there‚ keeping the farmhouse "neat" with windows "hard-polished"
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The Chrysanthemums Feminist Lens The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck shows the world in the perception of women during a period of time where they held little power‚ were contained and weren’t as valuable as men. The protagonist Elisa is contained within her house and her garden. This is shown when the author says “like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot.”(112) also the fence in Elisa garden represents a barrier between her and the outside world. Elisa is shown as
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Tera Willis Professor Moore 18 March 2013 English 1B The Chrysanthemums The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck was an amazing short story full of great imagery. With each different person‚ a different image appears as they read this story. The characters evoke a certain look to the reader‚ the scenery a certain color‚ and the interpretation of the book can be changed entirely on ones perception of what they’ve read. If this short story was to be turned into a film and I was the director there
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There is a quote that I think is fitting for the challenge that Benedict was given in writing The Chrysanthemum and the Sword‚ which is “There are two kinds of opportunities: one which we chance upon‚ the other which we create. In time of great difficulty‚ one must not fail to create his opportunity”‚ (Takamori Saigo‚ 1989: 28). When Benedict was given the opportunity to do an ethnography‚ she was made to do so during a time of great difficulty. She was unable to go on a field trip to Japan to observe
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“The Chrysanthemums” written by John Steinbeck depicts the trials of one woman‚ Elisa Allen‚ attempting to gain power in a man’s world. Elisa tries to define the boundaries of her role in an extremely closed society. As the story progresses‚ Elisa has trouble extending her power outside the fence surrounding her garden. While she is inside the “wire fence that protected her flower garden from cattle and dogs and chickens” (Steinbeck‚ 1938) Which paragraph was the statement in? she is able to
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Prompt: How do the chrysanthemums as well as other symbols throughout the short story show women’s role in society? A Potential for Equality Humans‚ just as flowers‚ cannot fully live without sunlight. They cannot develop without nourishment‚ and most of all they cannot flourish if not carefully tended to. Just as the Chrysanthemums fight to stay strong and meaningful in the short story‚ “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck‚ the main character‚ Emily‚ tries to do the same. Both the
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