“The Chrysanthemums”: An Early Depiction of Gender’s Role

As society approached gender equality, the traditional role of women in American society has changed. In the past, women should be obedient to men and should be seen as housewives, not as donors. Modern women are enjoying their personality and are thought to have the same abilities as men in many ways. John Steinbeck's short story "Chrysanthemum" depicts a struggle to embrace women's lives and women's roles (459). Through the hero - Through the symbol of the female character Elisa Allen and the chrysanthemum, Steinbeck shows the sex role that defines the lives of women in past generations of the United States.

How does gender appear in the texts associated with the two prescribed texts? In the text "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck, H. M.'s "Folk Heroes" Romanie Moreton's Tolcher and "Ode to Barbie" support and challenge gender concepts in various ways. Men are often portrayed as hard working and rebellious and working in a male dominant occupation. In contrast, women are represented by housewife's role, being brittle and emotional. author

"The Chrysanthemums" is the story of Elisa Allen's efforts to achieve women's achievement in the 1930s. Through the depiction of Steinbeck's masculine, winter and chrysanthemum Elisa, I regard them as theme and symbol of sexual oppression and female waste. Elisa's strongest symbol is in an empty can, and its flowers were thrown away after the story ended.

Elisa not satisfied in "Chrysanthemum" by John Steinbeck is a collection of short stories by Long Valley, short stories by John Steinbeck. This story dramatically expresses Elisa Allen 's efforts for housewife Elisa Allen to compensate for the disappointment she encountered in her life. Steinbeck clearly shows that Elisa is more eager for more living and then more in everyday life in farm life. Although Elisa is depicted as being strong, her power is proved to be susceptible to external influences, so her power is enough to give her the courage to accomplish a real change in her life There is none.

In his short story "The Chrysanthemums" John Steinbeck describes a woman trying to gain power in the male world. Alice Allen tries to determine the boundary of her role as a woman in such a closed society. Her environment was portrayed as a socially repressive tool, but Elisa gained her power in her garden and showed it. As the story progressed, Elisa could not extend this power beyond the fence around her garden. After all, the Elisa Society was not an unacceptable one, and had a weakness at the time of the woman.