ELISA

Elisa, who’s face is described as “lean and strong and her eyes were as clear as water” (Steinbeck 272). Elisa soon meets a traveling fix it man, who starts to annoy her, but she changes her feelings towards the man when he shows interest in her chrysanthemums. “The irritation and resistance melted from Elisa’s face.”(Steinbeck 275). Elisa becomes attracted towards the man, “Her hesitant finger almost touched the cloth…

Later in the story Dmitri evolves into more of a caring person, seeing that he is in love with Anna. In the short story Chrysanthemums, Elisa may seem miss treated, but there is never proof throughout the book. Although her husband may not seem fully interested in the things that she is doing, he still asks about her day, and tells her that her garden looks good. Elisa felt emotionally neglected and in flirting with the traveling salesman she feels like she is filling an emotional void in her…

clear: misery haunts us. In the short story “Chrysanthemums,” Elisa displays herself as a doting housewife; however, in her mind, she burdens an emotional lack of fulfillment. Dissatisfied and filled with wanderlust, Elisa is intrigued when the tinker arrives in her garden. This stranger’s lifestyle gives her a twinge of jealousy, causing her to “wish women could do such things” (Steinbeck 1242). Regardless of what limitations Elisa places on herself, she indeed could live the…

Elisa and Mrs. Baroda’s Metamorphosis John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” and Kate Chopin’s “A Respectable Woman” both feature strong female protagonists who try to fight the rules society has set upon them. Both setting of the stories are placed in the past back when woman had certain expectation of how they were to behave. Both of these woman follows these expectation, but at the same time the women’s personalities also defy the expectation. This is where the theory of role identity…

How they were fighting to gain equality from a world dominated by men. The author stated once that women were strong and that they may be stronger than men; that is why we can see in the story how Elisa Allen, the protagonist, is described with many “strong” characteristics. Throughout the story, Elisa is taking care of her flowers in her garden, while she has conversations with her husband and encounters herself with a tinker who works on the road fixing things; she goes through many emotions…

In the story the Chrysanthemums are important because they represent Elisa. She is a woman who maintains her house clean and has no involvement with the business her husband takes. I mean she is 35 years already and has no children but loves her husband very much. Although, she believes her husband does not see how valuable she can be. The fact that she mentions she wants to see the fights and her husband insists she will not enjoy being there represent the place she has. The husband sees her…

character, Myop, exposes her growth of maturity as the plot continues. The protagonist of “The Chrysanthemums”, Elisa, is similar to the flower in which the story is named after, though it may appear to be irrelevant in regards to her character. The commonalities demonstrate herself as a person, how others…

The moon is up and the night sky is illuminated. A person is lying under a tree on a field, with his headphones plugged in to block any outside noise. He is in a state of peace, it feels like the world has stopped and a calmness overtakes him. But soon the sun will rise, and the peaceful moment will vanish. This situation are similar moments that people wish would never end. Human life may not provide a satisfactory expectation as people dream it to be. People tend to imagine a life that suits…

In the short story, “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck and in the poem “The Goblin Market” by Christina Rossetti the authors portray a tremendous amount of symbolism. “The Chrysanthemums” is a short story about a middle-aged woman named Elisa, who is married with no children and is very unsatisfied with her life. The poem, “The Goblin Market” tells a story about two sisters, Laura and Lizzie, who are tempted by goblins to eat the forbidden fruit they offer them. In the short story and the…

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