Every relationship has a deeper reasoning behind it. Within any piece of literature, the plot and its theme may be resembled through the connection between seemingly unrelated concepts. There would not be a comparison between different aspects if it were to show no importance. In “The Flowers”, the relationship between elements of nature and the main character, Myop, exposes her growth of maturity as the plot continues. The protagonist of “The Chrysanthemums”, Elisa, is similar to a speciously irrelevant component of the story as well. The commonalities demonstrate herself as a person, how others view her, and how she views herself. Throughout both short stories, “The Flowers” and “The Chrysanthemums”, authors Alice Walker and John Steinbeck
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For example, the world through Myop’s perspective contains no sin. Myop has been exposed to so little outside of her life that, “nothing existed for her but her song” (Walker 2). With having no other exposure to the world, Myop lives enclosed and sheltered from all the horrific truths in society. Her lack of knowledge and feeling of significance regarding anything and everything else besides her simple song represents her naiveté. The story’s theme is that in life, there are people that make the realization that life isn’t as pure and perfect as they pictured it would be, and innocence may be lost when realizing the reality of the world. Myop’s values and point of view on what is of importance in her life portrays her purity, and sets for the theme her ignorance before witnessing the honest world. With her simple song being only thing that matters to her highlights how Myop pictures the world to be perfect of no flaws; enough for a innocent song to be the most of her worries. Furthermore, Myop stumbles upon a disturbing sight of a man whilst walking in the woods. The initial encounter she had with the deceased man began when, “Her heel became lodged in the broken ridge between brow and nose, and she reached down quickly, unafraid, to free herself. It was only when she saw his naked grin that she gave a little yelp …show more content…
‘Maybe I could do it, too. I've a gift with things, all right’ ” (Steinbeck 2). Elisa feels as if this is one of the only moments Henry recognizes her talent. Though he is addressing her ability, the reason he is suddenly aware of her skill is for his own benefit; not solely on congratulating her as an individual. Similar to the chrysanthemums, Henry is aware of them, yet belittles their importance by referring to them only so he can establish his argument of why Elisa should work in the fields more often. The flowers are a representation of Elisa because for they both are underappreciated to those around them. Elisa feels that her talent is only for the advantage of others, which lessens her view upon her own self worth. The underestimation of both Elisa and the chrysanthemums within the conversation between her and Henry displays the theme of the story. Moreover, after having had been harassed by the desperate salesman, Elisa notices the treasure of the chrysanthemums she gifted him with in exchange for his business where she least wanted to believe it would end up. Whilst on her way to an elegant dinner with Henry, “Far ahead on the road Elisa saw a dark speck. She
For example, the world through Myop’s perspective contains no sin. Myop has been exposed to so little outside of her life that, “nothing existed for her but her song” (Walker 2). With having no other exposure to the world, Myop lives enclosed and sheltered from all the horrific truths in society. Her lack of knowledge and feeling of significance regarding anything and everything else besides her simple song represents her naiveté. The story’s theme is that in life, there are people that make the realization that life isn’t as pure and perfect as they pictured it would be, and innocence may be lost when realizing the reality of the world. Myop’s values and point of view on what is of importance in her life portrays her purity, and sets for the theme her ignorance before witnessing the honest world. With her simple song being only thing that matters to her highlights how Myop pictures the world to be perfect of no flaws; enough for a innocent song to be the most of her worries. Furthermore, Myop stumbles upon a disturbing sight of a man whilst walking in the woods. The initial encounter she had with the deceased man began when, “Her heel became lodged in the broken ridge between brow and nose, and she reached down quickly, unafraid, to free herself. It was only when she saw his naked grin that she gave a little yelp …show more content…
‘Maybe I could do it, too. I've a gift with things, all right’ ” (Steinbeck 2). Elisa feels as if this is one of the only moments Henry recognizes her talent. Though he is addressing her ability, the reason he is suddenly aware of her skill is for his own benefit; not solely on congratulating her as an individual. Similar to the chrysanthemums, Henry is aware of them, yet belittles their importance by referring to them only so he can establish his argument of why Elisa should work in the fields more often. The flowers are a representation of Elisa because for they both are underappreciated to those around them. Elisa feels that her talent is only for the advantage of others, which lessens her view upon her own self worth. The underestimation of both Elisa and the chrysanthemums within the conversation between her and Henry displays the theme of the story. Moreover, after having had been harassed by the desperate salesman, Elisa notices the treasure of the chrysanthemums she gifted him with in exchange for his business where she least wanted to believe it would end up. Whilst on her way to an elegant dinner with Henry, “Far ahead on the road Elisa saw a dark speck. She