ELISA

Gurpreet Gidha Interpretative Response #1 September 14, 2015 The Symbol of Chrysanthemum’s In “The Chrysanthemum’s” the short story by John Steinbeck, we follow the relationship of Elisa and the chrysanthemums throughout the story. We learn the value these flowers have to Elisa and how the theme of inequality of gender ties into with the main symbol. As describe by Joseph Kelly, “a literal symbol us an object with symbolic meaning limited to the very narrow context of a particular work of…

inequality. Lou Ann has no jobs and depends on his husband being a housewife to take care of the family at home. Even though her husband, Angel has one artificial leg, it is him who has a stable job to make money to support the family. It reminds me of Elisa whose life is actually the same as Lou Ann. They both do have jobs and depend on their husbands at home. Even their husband is not excellent as they, but the fact is that men have their jobs outside to support their family economically.…

situation and their personal opinions and feelings. Jack Donaghy is the Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming for General Electric, and has worked his way from the bottom of the food chain up to the top. His girlfriend Elisa Padriera however is a nurse who works by taking care of his sick mother and other elderly patients.…

Steinbeck, is about a housewife, Elisa who wants to be seen as more than a housewife. She has a unique talent of gardening, especially growing Chrysanthemums. However, her husband's, Henry does not see her hobby in a bright light as much as she’d like. She does not feel appreciated by her husband yet she can’t find the courage to tell him. The story is presented to readers through a 3rd person limited point of view. This point of view is necessary to the story because Elisa feels unappreciated…

establishes an explicitly ironic and dismal tone towards female empowerment in society through the contradictory characterization of Elisa and her duality as both a strong, independent woman, and a wife who is constantly being socially oppressed by the world around her. Steinbeck reinforces this idea through constant, selective detailing of the environment surrounding Elisa, and the inclusion of symbolic visual imagery throughout the text. Throughout “The Chrysanthemums,” Elisa’s…

Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck, a woman named Elisa, is disappointed with her life and also wants to be more equal to men. Through her love for her flowers, Elisa teaches the reader to make more of the life given before it’s too late. Starting off in a gloomy setting, Elisa is a married woman with no children, but has a garden of yellow chrysanthemums to tend to. Her husband, Henry, owns steer that he is looking to sale. As he associates with mysterious men, Elisa tends to her garden. While…

There are several underlying themes throughout The Chrysanthemums, but the ultimate theme is gender inequality and the oppression of women in society. This short story by John Steinbeck is about a thirty-five-year-old woman named Elisa who has an intense love for gardening. Although she is a great and extremely capable gardener, she is forced by her husband to apply her skills only on the tasks that are dictated to her role as a woman in society. As a result of this, she is forbidden from…

and gender inequality’s that we have learned through society. In addition, John Steinbeck’s short story “The Chrysanthemums,”written during the great depression, explores these issues through the life of Elisa, a passionate wife and gardener. Like most women during the great depression and today Elisa struggles with isolation and jealousy of her husband and other men who get to explore the world outside her home. In John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums,” we see how gender inequality negatively…

As the short story progresses we see a reoccurring imagery of sunshine that seems to highlight Elisa mentally and physically. In the article, Timmerman states, “Organizational and Gendered Imagery in John Steinbeck's ‘The Chrysanthemums.’”, the author explains how organizational imager occurs in two different moments of the story, as he writes, “The color yellow used throughout the paragraph accentuates the illusion of sunshine… It remains an illusionary world wrapped in fog” (Timmerman, 32).…

strong woman named Elisa Allen who feels unfulfilled with her actual life. Her frustration derives from not having children and from her husband not being able to make her feel like a real woman romantically. The only way out of her frustration is her beloved garden where she plants and takes care of beautiful chrysanthemums. The author uses chrysanthemums as symbols of Elisa inner-self and of every woman who could be in this situation. To begin with, the chrysanthemums represent Elisa 's…