Steinbeck is one of many author that uses imagery for their story, in “The Chrysanthemums” the theme of the story was uses through imagery and symbolism. His imagery reinforces his theme of loneliness and confinement in the story. In “The Chrysanthemums”, the valley was surrounded by mountains and fog, which describe as if she was living inside of the pot. The house that Elisa lives in is surrounded by fences and the flower chrysanthemums is also surrounded by fence inside the fence. As if she was living inside the cage, but she feels happy and safe in those cages. The two characters Elisa and tinker, play an important part of the story and show what chrysanthemum mean in the story. Steinbeck uses the characters to bring out how a person would
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Tinker goals were to fix one of the Elisa household stuff in order to get money, so he uses her by taking an interest in her chrysanthemums. Elisa confidence grew as the tinker takes an interest: “Elisa’s eyes grew alert and eager. ‘She couldn’t have known much about chrysanthemums. You can raise them from seed, but it’s much easier to root the little sprouts you see there’” (Steinbeck 5). Elisa became very confident about herself when the tinker start interest in her chrysanthemums and she began to sharing what she knows about the chrysanthemum to make sure he understand. Steinbeck describe, “She tore off the battered hat and shook out her dark pretty hair” (Steinbeck 6). She feels very happy talking to someone about her chrysanthemums and it brings her to full of excitement, as if she was blooming like a flower. Her happiest does not last long when she sees the chrysanthemum: “She tried not to look as they passed it, but her eyes would not obey. She whispered to herself sadly, ‘He might have thrown them off the road. That wouldn’t have been much trouble, not very much. But he kept the pot,’ she explained. ‘He had to keep the pot. That’s why he couldn’t get them off the road’” (Steinbeck 10). She felt sad and angry when her chrysanthemums were thrown away on the road. Elisa confidence shatter when she realizes she was being used by tinker and Elisa began to feel lonely, when her joy suddenly turn in
Tinker goals were to fix one of the Elisa household stuff in order to get money, so he uses her by taking an interest in her chrysanthemums. Elisa confidence grew as the tinker takes an interest: “Elisa’s eyes grew alert and eager. ‘She couldn’t have known much about chrysanthemums. You can raise them from seed, but it’s much easier to root the little sprouts you see there’” (Steinbeck 5). Elisa became very confident about herself when the tinker start interest in her chrysanthemums and she began to sharing what she knows about the chrysanthemum to make sure he understand. Steinbeck describe, “She tore off the battered hat and shook out her dark pretty hair” (Steinbeck 6). She feels very happy talking to someone about her chrysanthemums and it brings her to full of excitement, as if she was blooming like a flower. Her happiest does not last long when she sees the chrysanthemum: “She tried not to look as they passed it, but her eyes would not obey. She whispered to herself sadly, ‘He might have thrown them off the road. That wouldn’t have been much trouble, not very much. But he kept the pot,’ she explained. ‘He had to keep the pot. That’s why he couldn’t get them off the road’” (Steinbeck 10). She felt sad and angry when her chrysanthemums were thrown away on the road. Elisa confidence shatter when she realizes she was being used by tinker and Elisa began to feel lonely, when her joy suddenly turn in