in reality‚ it can be both. The use of symbolism can help the reader conclude a much thoughtful or deeper message that is not seen by the naked eye but rather deeply hidden by the author. Three different authors of three different works‚ “The Chrysanthemums”‚
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John Steinbeck’s short story “The Chrysanthemums” is set in December near Salinas Valley‚ on a farm. The main theme in this short story is gender inequality. Gender inequality is seen throughout the story many times in different ways. In this essay I will explain how Steinbeck uses characters‚ culture‚ and plot to reinforce gender inequality throughout the story by making connections between the textual evidence and gender inequality‚ in order‚ to get a better understanding of why the theme is gender
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Mike and Elisa from the stories‚ “The Vigilante” and “The Chrysanthemums‚” from John Steinbeck novel‚ The Long Valley‚ both felt emptiness inside and wanted to fit in with their community to fill the shadow within themselves. A shadow is a portion of our personality that we neglect and never accept within ourselves. The shadow comes in different forms and once we think we understand it‚ it appears in another form. Jung states that‚ “ the shadow is an integral part of our nature‚ and it can never
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authors focus on the “unsatisfied lifestyle” of their main characters. “The Chrysanthemums” and “The Painted Door”‚ when approached from the archetypal viewpoint of “unsatisfied lifestyle” have comparable characters‚ symbols and plot. The main character of “The Chrysanthemums” and “The Painted Door” are comparable from the archetypal viewpoint of “unsatisfied lifestyle”. Elisa Allen‚ the main character of “The Chrysanthemums” and Ann‚ the main character of “The Painted Door” both live an unsatisfied
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Many authors have captured the vast colors of discrimination and feminism throughout this era‚ especially John Steinbeck. Steinbeck is but one author who represents the feminist perspective in his short story The Chrysanthemums. Upon the first entrance of Elisa in “The Chrysanthemums”‚ written by John Steinbeck in 1938‚ she is found in her garden. Her garden is explained to be fenced in‚ “wire fence that protected her flower garden from cattle and dogs and chickens.” (Steinbeck‚ para 2‚ 1938)
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Chrysanthemum Tran recounts her life as a transgender woman‚ displaying raw emotion and pain in her poem “Vampires‚” as recites the following lines: “Maybe I was born dead. Or even worse‚ undead. I am an undying thing‚ refusing to rot. Even when this world wants me burned.” The astounding reality of the hate that lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender (LGBT) people face has been a common theme throughout history. They have stood ground against a pedestal of contempt that pervades every aspect of
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The Pearl‚ by John Steinback‚ recalls a parable in the bible. In the novella‚ the pearl is the central symbol‚ and unlike in the bible‚ is never clearly defined. Kino‚ Juana‚ and Coyotito are affected the most by the product of the pearl. At first‚ the pearl is seen as a stroke of divine providence‚ but through-out the novella‚ it will bring misfortune. The flawless pearl is deceiving and its true essence contrasts between its apparent‚ good outcome‚ and its intended‚ bad outcome. When Kino finds
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One could often hear politicians to be regarded as charismatic or charming. However‚ seldom‚ if ever‚ does one associate these adjectives with a political system. The lack of connection between the two words did not stop a great philosopher‚ Plato‚ to describe democracy exactly with one of these terms: “Democracy … is a charming form of government‚ full of variety and disorder; and dispersing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike” (Plato 214). The underlining message of the quoted sentence
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The Ironies of Orwell’s 1984 The novel 1984‚ by George Orwell‚ has many examples of irony throughout it. The two major types of irony: verbal irony and situation irony‚ are demonstrated again and again in this novel. In the following essay I will discuss these types of ironies and give examples of each from the book. The first type of irony is verbal irony‚ in which a person says or does something one way‚ but the true meaning is the opposite. One of the first example of this irony is discovered
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The title‚ “The Lottery” is ironic for this story because during a lottery a person usually wins a prize. Wining a lottery is normally considered positive. When someone wins a lottery‚ that person is thrilled and extremely happy. Although in the story wining the lottery is not a positive thing because the person that wins the lottery would face a painful death. The only thing that the winner of the lottery would get is pain and grief‚ as the villagers would hit her with stones. The description in
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