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finds a way to clear her thoughts on her life by tending her flower garden and creating beautiful chrysanthemums. The use of symbolism is used throughout the John Steinbeck's short story “ The Chrysanthemums” with the flowers and the Salinas Valley. Steinbeck uses symbolism to show how Elisa Allen feels with her emotional needs as a women. The chrysanthemums are a symbol of Elisa Allen's children, which she does not have. The reader gets a sense that the flowers

“The Chrysanthemums,” by John Steinbeck, is a story about a thirty-five-year-old woman, Elisa Allen, who takes pride in her homegrown Chrysanthemum flowers. Her husband, Henry Allen, is disinterested in her passion for the Chrysanthemum and occasionally teases her about the flowers. One evening a tinker arrives at her home and after acknowledging her fascination for the Chrysanthemums, Mrs. Allen joyously conveys her passion for the flowers. Steinbeck sets the scene in a rural area in December to

The Symbolism of “The Chrysanthemums” The short story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck follows a young woman named Elisa Allen. During the story, she works in her garden of flowers while her husband sells cattle to two gentlemen. Her husband, Henry Allen, came to Elisa to offer to go on a date after he was done with the two men. While working in her garden, a disheveled man, that remained unnamed, in a wagon comes in front of her house offering to fix her pots, pans, and other miscellaneous

Miss Maudie Atkinson demonstrates an Azalea flower because she is one of the few unprejudiced residents of Maycomb, making her stand out because of her beliefs. An example of one of her beliefs,”’There are just some kind of men who—who 're so busy worrying about the next world they 've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results (Lee 45).’" As well as her beautiful garden which stands out from Maycomb, Miss Maudie has a beautiful kind-hearted soul with

lovely, strong, and thriving. Elisa strongly identifies herself with the flowers, even saying that she becomes one with the plants when she tends to them. The second symbol is the Salinas Valley. This symbol represents Elisa Allen’s emotional state of mind. The story begins with a brief description of the valley. The author relates it saying, “it sat like a lid on the mountains

Chrysanthemums are beautiful, delicate flowers, which often symbolize happiness. In the short story, “The Chrysanthemums,” John Steinbeck walks the readers through the lives of Elisa and Henry Allen. They live on a foothill ranch in Salinas Valley, California, where they spend most of their days living a simple lifestyle. The Allens focus their time on maintaining their ranch, but in the eyes of Elisa, this meant more time for her to tend to her beloved chrysanthemums. Steinbeck incorporates quizzical

In literature, writers utilize symbolism as an artistic element in their writing. John Steinbeck’s short story “The Chrysanthemums” is about a woman named Elisa Allen who feels dissatisfied with her way of life. Elisa’s frustrations proceeds from her marriage and her sole escape from her frustrations is her garden where she grows chrysanthemums. Steinbeck uses chrysanthemums to symbolize Elisa’s struggles to identify herself and her challenging circumstances. Although children are not mentioned

John Steinbeck’s short story, “The Chrysanthemums” is a popular story that takes place in 1930’s America, during the early years of the Great Depression. Although the story takes place during this difficult time in American history it is not important to the story, instead it’s the time period. Steinbeck’s story is about Elisa Allen, a middle aged women who lives on a farm with her husband. Elisa lives in a time period were women are not respected or taken seriously like today’s women, and it is

“Barn Burning” William Faulkner’s “Barn Burning” shows what happens when a boy is faced with making decisions about morals and loyalty to one's own family. Sarty is the son of a man who burns barns and has no regard for what society expects. The themes in “Barn Burning” show the conflict of the characters. For the boy, the themes that apply are “the human heart in conflict with itself” and ‘’the need to balance between demands of self and responsibility to one’s society.” Sarty is faced with a

When we hear of the word love, we may have experienced it before, but could be a challenge to put it into words, or create a definition of it. “Enduring Love” by Ian McEwan presents many types of “love” throughout its story line, and each of them present distinctive natures of love. It also makes clear of what love is made up of. There are two main love relationships formed throughout the novel. One is the love between Joe and Clarissa. The love between the two is mutual. However, while Joe is a

In John Steinbeck's short story "The Chrysanthemums," the setting plays a significant role in conveying the protagonist Elisa's emotional and psychological state. Specifically, her gardening costume, which includes a man's black hat, clod-hopper shoes, a big corduroy apron, and heavy leather gloves, serves as a symbol of her desire to hide her femininity and present herself in a more masculine manner. As Steinbeck describes, Elisa's choice of clothing suggests that she is deliberately masking her

John s/tieback talks about The Salinas Valley which symbolizes Elisa’s emotional life. The story opens with a lengthy description of the valley, which Steinbeck likens to a pot topped with a lid made of fog.”The high gray-flannel fog of winter closed off the salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of world. On every side is sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot.” The metaphor of the valley as a “closed pot” suggests that Elisa is trapped inside

Dunn Sidni Dunn Hensley English 11/ Fourth Period 27 February 2018 Part 12:Rough Draft In Barn Burning William Faulkner uses very many themes to show the emotions of these characters and how they felt. They all acted the same being all angry at each other.He really shows the readers how bad a family can really feel for these characters from what they showed they felt how they felt.Faulkner also uses perspective to help tell his stories. This comes being shown out through his main characters

In John Steinbeck’s short story, ‘The Chrysanthemums’, Elisa Allen is a thirty-five year old farmer’s wife whose underappreciated sensuality appears in the blooming flowers of her chrysanthemum garden. Elisa gets little attention from her husband even as she expresses her traditional skills in housekeeping and gardening. When a persistent repairman commends her for her chrysanthemums, she is willing to open up and give a part of herself in the form of chrysanthemum sprouts. Once the repairman gains

Chrysanthemums are beautiful flowers, which often symbolize happiness. In the story “The Chrysanthemums,” John Steinbeck describes the life of Elisa and Henry Allen, who live on a foothill ranch in Salinas Valley, California. Their life was much simpler compared to those who lived in urban areas during the 1930s. The Allens focused their daytimes around their ranch, and for Elisa that meant her chrysanthemums, maybe even her happiness. Elisa spends her days tending to her flowers with great delicacy

Final Paper Analyze the plot in terms of its exposition, complication, crises, falling action, and denouncement. “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck is set in Salinas Valley (Steinbeck 226). The is about a woman Elisa Allen who has a passion for growing chrysanthemums and her interaction with a man on a wagon. The plot is very influential in this story and it consists of exposition, complication, crisis, falling action, and denouncement.The elements of the plot help with the development of

In John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums," the author employs symbolism to convey the theme of societal oppression of women. Elisa Allen, the protagonist, is a woman who is trapped in a patriarchal society where she is confined to traditional gender roles and denied opportunities for self-expression. The chrysanthemums in the story symbolize Elisa's own confinement and repression, as they are representative of the limited options available to her. The flowers are described as "strong" and "potent

As the short story progresses, we see a recurring 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 imagery 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). This

Elisa felt special, her husband still ignored her. Chrysanthemums are beautiful flowers that symbolize happiness and well-being, signaling the arrival of fall. They can embody someone's beauty, intelligence, and strength, and play a big role in John Steinbeck's short story, "The Chrysanthemums," to deliver the message that women can be dissatisfied with their lives due to a lack of womanhood and attention. The flowers are planted by a proud, strong woman named Elisa Allen, who has frustration about

At the age of 4, Chrysanthemum was known as a yummy tea my mother would buy from the market on days I behaved well. I was amazed by its intricate spelling and the fact that the tea came from a flower. By the age of 6, I was introduced to the book: Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. A children’s picture book about a young girl who was teased for having a unique name, but later embraced her attributes when her teacher is able to relate to her and decides to name her newborn baby Chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum