Symbols of Steinbeck’s Social Commentary

People in the 1930s were fighting defeat with themselves. They face frustration, face the warts of war, and are trying to confront the small resources they have. Most people are farmers, and they depend on manual labor to make a living. Most of what they have is created by themselves. This is the background of the short novel "The Chrysanthemums" which was admired by John Steinbeck's critic. In this story, Steinbeck begins to draw a portrait of a person's real state, but that is another way.

Using symbols and symbolism in John Steinbeck 's "Chrysanthemum" short story "The Chrysanthemums" is about the proud and strong woman Elisa Allen who is dissatisfied with his present life. Her frustration is not derived from the fact that children and husbies envy her romance as a woman. The only way she was depressed was her garden, where she planted a beautiful chrysanthemum. Steinbeck uses Erisa and chrysanthemum as a symbol of the heart of each woman.

Steinbeck uses his novel to symbolize his hero's thoughts and ideas. In the context of romance and sex, women are often considered as as beautiful as flowers; in John Steinbeck's short story "chrysanthemum" Elisa Allen has never received such recognition. Elisa Allen is a lonely woman who likes to grow and nurture chrysanthemums. Her husband was working on the farm so she has not received enough attention and feelings. Nonetheless, she found a way to get out of frustration in the garden where she planted a beautiful chrysanthemum; she replaced her spirit with her own chrysanthemum, reflecting her spirit. Steinbeck uses these elegant flowers as symbols for representing the gentle heart of all women, including Elisa. Elisa does not appreciate her husband, so she takes care of her chrysanthemum, symbolizing her true beauty and the way she wants to be seen

To understand the interaction between Henry and salesman and Elisa, we must first reveal the symbol of chrysanthemum in order to understand the interaction between Henry and salesman. Steinbeck uses Erisa and chrysanthemum as a symbol of the heart of each woman. Initially, Elisa worked hard in her garden. She wears heavy gloves, heavy shoes, "a man's black hat", and a big apron (Steinbeck 330) that hides her print dress, so her image is expressed as "blocked and heavy" I will. Her house has a "strong wind" and "hard polished" masculinity (Steinbeck 330). Elisa is bored with her husband and about her life. According to Sweet, Elisa is dissatisfied with the role of traditional women and is trying to extend her ability to a masculine field (Sweet 211). First of all, the chrysanthemum symbolizes the children of Elisa. She leans against her garden and treats the chrysanthemum with love and compassion just like handling her own child.