Elisa Confused

John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums", like many short stories, deceives most readers through a seemingly simple short story. "Chrysanthemum" occupies only about 8 pages in textbooks, and it captures the emotional distress of the woman who is about to live in the 1930s. As critic Stanley Renner wrote, "chrysanthemum" refers to "a powerful and competent woman independent of personal, social and sexual behavior, whereas women in the world dominated by men is". General concept of roles "(Renner 306).

The most important symbol of this story is the chrysanthemum that represents Elisa. Like Elisa, the chrysanthemum is now dormant and naked, it never blooms. Like Elisa, they are confined to a narrow environment (garden) and can not escape. They are beautiful and decorative flowers, but there is no useful function other than this decorative flower - as a woman Elisa can not exceed a limited range of tasks, of course, no one can make her independent You can not or prepare yourself

The chrysanthemum symbolizes Elisa and the limited scope of her life. Like Elisa, the chrysanthemum is cute, strong and prosperous. Their flower fields are neat and neat like Elisa's house. Elisa expresses herself clearly with flowers, and even when she tends her to her, she will be with the plant. When Tinker noticed the chrysanthemum, Elisa became clearly bright as he noticed her. While she was offering herself she offered him chrysanthemums and he ignored them and abandoned them. The refusal of his flower imitates the way society rejects women, but imitates only mother and housekeeper. Like her, these flowers do not matter without objection. Both are decorative and the world has little value.

John Steinbeck's short story "The Chrysanthemums" uses flowers to symbolize the hero Elisa. Like the title flower, Elisa is a tough protective shell and soft and delicate. She is concerned about herself and her flowers and a numbered person can enter the door and seriously damage her emotions and flowers. Both women and chrysanthemums have a unique aesthetic sense. Women and flowers are attractive, but compared to other women and flowers, the beauty of Elisa becomes soft in mind. Like a flower, she needs to be spoiled to bloom. As the story approaches the end, Elisa begins to bloom, shows confidence and can break the guard door around herself and her flowers.