In every short story, there are many themes involved in the character’s lives. One particular theme which stood out was the marital relationships between each character. Marriage is key to the plot of each of the stories because it can be obvious whether things may be on the edge or just right. In order to understand a marital relationship, it’s good to see the interactions between the characters. A lot can be said about the character’s personality by the way they interact with their significant other. The stories of “The Birthmark”, “The Necklace”, and “The Chrysanthemums” there is a different portrayal of the marital relationships between the men and women.
In the “The Birthmark”, Alymer has trouble trying to see Georgiana’s beauty because …show more content…
In the story, Henry says, “I thought how it's Saturday afternoon, and we might go into Salinas for dinner at a restaurant, and then to a picture show—to celebrate, you see"(Steinbeck).This quote suggests that the marriage between Elisa and Henry was good, Henry really wanted to treat his wife to a nice dinner and show. When the Tinker comes it seems that Elisa forgets about her current living situation because she says, “That sounds like a nice kind of a way to live”(Steinbeck). Her suggestion was probably based on her marriage because Elisa was probably tired of having a boring life. It would seem boring because she lives on a farm and there’s also many responsibilities like planting crops, tending to the animals, if they had any, and watering the plains. She probably wants a life of adventure and traveling than living on a farm. In the encounter with the Tinker, she starts to get all giddy and it’s explained that “She looked deep into his eyes searchingly. Her mouth opened a little and seemed to be listening”(Steinbeck). She probably had a massive crush on the Tinker. It’s uncertain whether she would’ve left her marriage for the Tinker but she didn’t mind living the adventurous
In the “The Birthmark”, Alymer has trouble trying to see Georgiana’s beauty because …show more content…
In the story, Henry says, “I thought how it's Saturday afternoon, and we might go into Salinas for dinner at a restaurant, and then to a picture show—to celebrate, you see"(Steinbeck).This quote suggests that the marriage between Elisa and Henry was good, Henry really wanted to treat his wife to a nice dinner and show. When the Tinker comes it seems that Elisa forgets about her current living situation because she says, “That sounds like a nice kind of a way to live”(Steinbeck). Her suggestion was probably based on her marriage because Elisa was probably tired of having a boring life. It would seem boring because she lives on a farm and there’s also many responsibilities like planting crops, tending to the animals, if they had any, and watering the plains. She probably wants a life of adventure and traveling than living on a farm. In the encounter with the Tinker, she starts to get all giddy and it’s explained that “She looked deep into his eyes searchingly. Her mouth opened a little and seemed to be listening”(Steinbeck). She probably had a massive crush on the Tinker. It’s uncertain whether she would’ve left her marriage for the Tinker but she didn’t mind living the adventurous