ELISA

Elisa is an educator with a school district in North East Texas, a wife, and a mother of two young children. She was born in McAllen, Texas and shortly after her birth her family moved to Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico, where she was raised by her mother and father. She is the eldest child, with two younger siblings. Elisa has lived in North East Texas for about ten years now and is the only child that does not currently live in Reynosa, Tamaulipas Mexico. Although she communicates regularly…

Elisa Allen is seemingly a simple woman living in Salinas Valley on a ranch with her husband Henry. As you read deeper into the story you come to realize Elisa is much more complex than what she may appear. The detailed description of Salinas Valley is symbolic to Elisa’s emotional life. The author writes that the thickness of the fog closes off the valley to the rest of the world, referring to how Elisa feels trapped. Trapped in a woman’s body, trapped in an unhappy marriage, trapped in the…

more shocking than the mysterious death of Elisa Lam. Called an “accidental drowning” by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the college student’s death baffled and fascinated the public. Elisa was seen as a normal girl, but when she checked into the Cecil Hotel she went missing, and was later found in the hotel's water tank with no evidence to suggest how she got there. Elisa Lam was a seemingly usual girl. Loved by her family and friends, Elisa never showed any unusual behavior before…

beginning in 1929, and women becoming more active in advocating and fighting for their rights after winning the right to vote. John Steinbeck’s The Chrysanthemums was written in this time, dealing with then-current societal issues. The story focuses on Elisa, a woman who uses her “green thumb” to grow tall, strong, and beautiful chrysanthemum flowers. Steinbeck focuses on her bleak existence in an oppressive male environment, exemplified through her husband and a traveling tinker. It is clear…

a story written by John Steinbeck which revolves around the main character Elisa Allen and reveals the relationship between Elisa and her husband, Henry. The writer explains that by communicating with other people, we can grow in the society. The main conflict in the story is that Elisa is not allowed to live a public life as compared to her husband. She is supposed to live a homebound life. This conflict implies that Elisa is expected to remain at home and subordinate to her husband, her…

In the story “Chrysanthemums” Elisa seems to be a lonely woman who longs to be useful to her husband and the family orchard. She throws herself into gardening and grows beautiful, strong chrysanthemums. When the tinker stops by to sell his serves, Elisa seems flattered when he shows interest in her chrysanthemums. Elisa comes to life; taking off her gloves and her hat, I feel this is showing her confidence as a strong woman. When she is getting ready for her night out with her husband, she…

character of the story is Elisa Allen. She is unhappy, and discontent with her life. She is married to Henry Allen. They have no children. She feels as though Henry sees her as more of a masculine woman. Elisa turns to her garden to mask her true feelings. While gardening one day, a stranger stops by their farm. This stranger cons, uses, and makes Elisa feel good, just to make her give him what he needs. This stranger in return uncovers Eliza’s inner feelings, and emotions. Elisa flirts with…

is known as an EIA or ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay). A negative ELISA means that no antibodies were found in the blood and that the person is HIV-negative. A positive result is confirmed with a second ELISA. If the second ELISA is positive, a Western Blot must be done to ensure that the antibodies detected in the ELISA test are really HIV antibodies. The Western Blot test can come back positive, negative, or inconclusive. After you had a seemingly positive ELISA, s/he used the…

they should. Steinbeck develops this idea though the protagonist of the story, Henry Allen’s wife, Elisa. Elisa’s inverse transformation and internal conflict in her realization of her lack of fulfillment is signified through the chrysanthemum’s different symbolic meanings of Elisa throughout the story. Steinbeck first introduces protagonist Elisa “working in her flower garden” (Steinbeck 1). Elisa is dressed comfortably in her “gardening costume, a man’s black hat pulled low down over her…

“The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck is a story about a strong woman named Elisa, who is limited to live her full self. Although the two key men in the story are less interesting and talented than she, their lives are far more fulfilling and busy. The author conveys to the audiences the picture of inequality society in gender through characters, conflicts, point of view, and settings of the story. Steinbeck has done a great job at describing characters by juxtaposing different genders. Henry…