Chrysanthemum Symbolism
Ξ August 31st, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Old School Papers |
Written, very poorly, in March of 2001… I think I must have been drunk, because this is terrible.
John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” is a short story about a farmer’s wife, Elisa, who feels trapped in her daily existence, which centers on the role of the women of her time. She lives a restricted life, lightened by one gift that gives her feel a sense of pride: her “planters hands” (289). Throughout the story, Steinbeck uses symbolism associated with the Elisa’s flower garden to show the strength and resilience that she exhibits, living in a male dominated world, and also the healing process she is experiencing. (more…)