Order of the Chrysanthemum

Elisa, the wife of Henry, gardener, and protagonist in John Steinbeck's, “The Chrysanthemums”, begins the short story showing little affection to others and isolating herself from her husband. She acts defensive around Henry, and the two are not close. They do not seem open with one another while they both show resistance. In the beginning, she sees herself as a strong and fully capable woman. She can rely on herself while gardening and does not need any help, but wishes to be accepted by her husband. Her husband, Henry, a farmer, financially supports Elisa on the ranch they both live on in California. Henry does not associate himself with her work. She wishes that she could have someone that could accept her and care for her the way she wants to be treated, not as a rejected item. However, her qualities change when she meets a salesperson passing by who shows interest in Elisa’s hobby. When the traveller makes…

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…

Chrysanthemum belliam The Chrysanthemum belliam is an organism that belongs to the Domain Eukarya and Plantae Kingdom. Chrysanthemum are flowering plants native of northern eastern Europe and East Asia. However, this particular species of Chrysanthemum, belliam, was recently discovered in the western part of Africa, around the Gold Coast. The coastal climate of this region in Africa has produced an abundance of Chrysanthemum belliam, so lets take an indepth look at this beautiful unique…

Authors use symbolism in order to expand their themes and characters. In the best works of fiction, themes reveal the basic ideas of a period of time. Symbols acknowledge this information beneath the surface of a work of literature. This causes the reader to be compelled to read further into a story. John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” contains many aspects of symbolism that develop the themes of gender inequality, transformation of character and dissatisfaction with one's life. The…

SA 2: "The Chrysanthemums" is a short story of John Steinbeck which reflects the frustration in the present life of Elisa Allen, strong and proud woman. This frustration arises from not having a child as well as from the dissatisfaction in a romantic relationship with her husband. The only possible way out for Elisa's frustration is her beautiful flower garden where she plants chrysanthemums. The author frequently uses chrysanthemums as a symbol as well as a number of other items in order to…

perspective of the main character, Myop, exposes her growth of maturity as the plot continues. The protagonist of “The Chrysanthemums”, Elisa, is similar to the flower in which the story is named after, though it may appear to be irrelevant in regards to her character. The commonalities demonstrate herself as a person, how others…

Women throughout their lives have faced adversity, whether is getting the same pay, the same job, something has always held them back from achieving greatness. In the short story’s ”The Chrysanthemums” and “Barren Woman”, the authors uses imagery and symbolism to depict and to help you understand the repressed feminine qualities of the protagonist, a vibrant person who is not taken seriously because of her gender. During this time, gender inequality was at any all-time high and women weren’t…

A Difference in Storytelling In John Steinbeck’s, The Chrysanthemums and Henrik Ibsen’s, A Doll’s House, they share a common theme about women being repressed by society. Though they both share this common theme, each writer chooses to reveal the theme throughout the story in different, unique ways. Steinbeck chooses to use symbolism and setting to portray the theme, whereas Ibsen uses dialog as the main method to portray the theme. In the Chrysanthemums, Steinbeck chooses to write the short…

Carlee Schaffer FWA: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Many people throughout their lives, whether they are aware of it or not, have on a pair of rose colored classes. Things perceived by them are seen though their perspective and opinions, based on their own society and knowledge. Throughout the human race’s history though, there have been a few people who acknowledge these rose colored glasses and take them off. They see the world for how it actually is, through other cultures’ traditions and…

John Steinbeck’s novella “The chrysanthemums” (1938) is a short story which encompasses the literary technique of realism (described by Harmon and Holman as focusing “on the immediate, the here and now”) and metaphors in order to “convey” Steinbeck’s criticism on economic and social conditions caused by “The wall street crash” (1929) – an economic crash which led to a period referred to as “The great depression”. Steinbeck uses metaphors “in order to express [his] particular idea[s]” about the…