Elisa Confused

Elisa Confused Elisa Allen, Confused? Like legion(predicate) short stories, John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” deceives most readers by appear to be a simple short story. “The Chrysanthemums,” which only occupies most eight pages in textbooks, captures the emotional pain of a woman trying to live in the 1930’s.

As critic Stanley Renner wrote, “’The Chrysanthemums’” shows “a strong capable woman kept from personal, social, and knowledgeable fulfillment by the prevailing conception of a woman’s role in a world dominated by men” (Renner 306). Elisa Allen, the only female in “The Chrysanthemums” displays her sexual frustrations throughout the short story by slipping in and out of masculine and feminine characteristics. “The Chrysanthemums” begins by describing Elisa’s surroundings. The fog covers the valley like “a closed sess” (Steinbeck 220), wh...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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