Essays on The Chrysanthemums

It needs to be reckoned that one of the main aspects of a fictional literary work is the characterization that goes on to bind the entire text together accentuating its affective appeal to the readers. Literary artists too have come to exude their aesthetic and literary quintessence when it comes to the question of penning characters in their respective stories. For the purpose of proper comprehension of the matter in context, one can take into reckoning three very popular short stories that have come to gain the accolades of the literary critics as well as the avid readers all ...

The Chrysanthemums is a brilliant short story written by the most prominent writer of the Literary Naturalism movement, John Steinbeck. The writer brilliantly depicts the involvement of environment and stresses the necessity of social connections. The major symbols of the story are the beautiful, decorated flowers the chrysanthemums, which are closely connected with the protagonist Elisa Allen, in both a spiritual and physical way. At the beginning of the story the woman wore a filthy garden outfit , which was described almost in the end of the story : “Elisa turned and ran hurridly into the house. In the bathroom ...

Literature is the perfect mirror of the world society as the creative artists take resort to their works of art to portray the society and culture. A close scrutiny of the literary works of various authors ranging across time in the history of literature would be helpful in bringing an introspective perspective about the state of women in the society. For the purpose of the scrutiny, one can take into reckoning the short story The Story of an Hour penned by Kate Chopin, the short story, The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck, the seminal article by feminist film critic, Laura ...

John Steinbeck’s seminal short story, The Chrysanthemums, leaves a lasting mark in the core of the minds of the avid readers with its intricacies of expression and quintessence of literary technique. It needs to be noted that the very title of this story works as a symbol of the journey of life of the female protagonist of this story. A close scrutiny of the narrative would enable one to have a better idea of how the flower represents the emotions, nature and life of Elisa. Through the symbolic representation and association of the chrysanthemums with Elisa, the author ...

“The Chrysanthemums” is a tale of women entrapment and the undermining of an individual because of their gender. Elisa is unhappy, distraught and conflicted by the events of the day. Her one source of pride, the chrysanthemums project is not taken seriously. She is surrounded by men who deliberately ignore the kind of work she does. The main source of neglect and abandonment is her husband. From the beginning, it seems like he does his husband duties very well because he promises to take his wife to dinner and at times shows concern about her well-being. He however, dismisses ...