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The Symbolism of the Tinker in Steinbeck’s
“The Chrysanthemums”
John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” (reprinted in Edgar V. ... This is where she cultivates beautiful chrysanthemums. The chrysanthemums tell a great deal about Elisa’s struggle to find her own identity. ... She is eager to talk about her chrysanthemums. When he mentions that he knows someone who might be interested growing chrysanthemums, “Elisa’s eyes grew alert and eager”(450). ... Her resistance to his mundane matters disappears after the tinker romantically describes the chrysanthemums as a “quick puff of colored smoke” (450). By admiring the chrysanthemums, he figuratively admires her. The chrysanthemums symbolize her sexuality, and she “[tears] off the battered hat and [shakes] out her dark pretty hair”(451). ... By giving him the red flowerpot with the chrysanthemums, she gives him the symbol of her inner-self. ...
John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” offers an array of different details in relation to the character of Elisa Allen. ... One must ask after reading this short story, if Elisa will continue her dissatisfied lifestyle, or will she finally blossom once and for all like one of her chrysanthemums?
Approximate Word count = 969
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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