ELISA

female characters in The Boys and Girls and The Chrysanthemum are oppressed by society, reminding them of what gender they are, and not letting them do anything they desire. The Narrator in “The Boys and Girls” was really trying be a boy deep down. Elisa in The Chrysanthemums, don’t care about anything, but she is trying live life good. In The Boys and girls & The Chrysanthemums, both stories the female characters are told that they aren’t just female, they’re just women and they shouldn 't be…

Filtration of urine using Millipore filters (Dazo and Biles, 1974), Nucleopore filters, Nytrel filters or filter papers is the typical method for detecting excreted Schistosoma haematobium eggs (Peters et al., 1976). II) Immunological diagnosis: These methods are sensitive and specific, and useful in confirming the diagnosis (Bergquist, 1990). These tests are all time consuming and require a laboratory well equipped with proper instruments and trained persons (Xiang et al., 2003). Detection of…

two common themes of identity and gender inequality. Both short stories are set in a time where few women could gain equality in a male-dominated society. In “The Chrysanthemums”, Steinbeck portrays this struggle for equality through the character Elisa Allen. Gilman uses herself as a medium through which she displays the inner thoughts and emotions of a woman in a patriarchal society. This allows the reader to develop a thorough understanding of the way female oppression affects the characters…

but different in some ways. The Chrysanthemums is about a woman named Elisa is gardening before a date with her husband when a tinker arrives at her home. She is suspicious of him until he pretends to have interest in her chrysanthemums. After dropping her guard, she lets him repair some pots and pays him, giving him some chrysanthemums to take with him. The tinker leaves and after preparing for her date, on the way to town Elisa notices that the tinker had thrown out her flowers but kept the…

is created through analyzing their physical appearance and surroundings. In “Snoop: what your stuff Says About You” by Sam Gosling, he explores how the manipulation and decor of one's room represents significant details of their life. Mario and Elisa have been together for nineteen years, they give this facade of the stereotypical perfect marriage and the idea that love last forever however, their bedroom shows otherwise. The lack of decor, disorderly arrangement and object placement…

“The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck describes the routine life of a woman not satisfied with her married life, who focuses her attention and care on the cultivation of chrysanthemums. Throughout the course of the story, Elisa undergoes changes in mood and appearance due to an encounter with a charming and mysterious man (a tinker), who shows to appreciate her femininity. The story is suitable for both a psychological and feminist interpretation, by been centered on the protagonist struggles…

Final Paper John Steinbeck reflects his own life in many of his short stories and novels. If it is not his own experiences, then it is how he feels towards a subject. Steinbeck was a very talented writer. He tells us about his life through his writing. In his “early adolescence he showed a strong interest in writing” (National). Steinbeck wrote for his high school newspaper. After high school, John enrolled at Stanford, where he increased his writing skills. Although he attended Stanford for…

the peddler man, she drove his wagon from Seattle to Los Angeles. When Elisa heard of the people he met in his ravels she got very excited, she even offered to give him a pot with a Chrysanthemum in it for the lady down the road. Elisa could have asked him for the address of the lady that was interested in the flower and take it to her herself, but she chooses to stay trapped in her mind. In the story the author writes " Elisa She relaxed limply in the seat. "Oh, no. No. I don't want to go. I'm…

Western movie he sees in theatres and becomes fascinated with guns. When he visits Elisa he finds her gun because she did not put it away in a safe place. She has used her gun on the show and it has not been questioned because she is a police officer. She needs a gun. It’s such a simple and unquestioned thing even in a children’s cartoon. But this show takes it further than any other show had before or has since. Elisa lives alone and assumed she did not need to lock it up. But when…

Elisa is a hard worker, who keeps her house clean, and her garden beautiful. She feels stuck, underappreciated, and unsatisfied with life. The Tinker is a tall, bearded man who makes his living fixing kitchen utensils. The tinker is a smart person and a…