9.The Chrysanthemums-John Steinbeck
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The Chrysanthemums
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck (1902-1968)
born in Salinas, California in1902 The Salinas Valley is largely rural and agricultural
Themes
Limitations or confinement Failure to communicate with and understand each other
What quality in Elisa impresses Henry most? What does he admire about the flowers? What makes Elisa feel attracted to and trust the man?
Elisa Allen
the protagonist 35 lean and strong and handsome eyes clear as water strong, terrier fingers in shapeless, functional clothes has ' 'a gift'' for growing things
The Chrysanthemums (1937)
one of the world's great short stories wrote in 1934 first published in the October, 1937 issue of Harper's included in 1938 short story collection, The Long Valley.
The Grapes of Wrath (1939). This novel cemented Steinbeck's reputation as a social critic. won the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath (1940), the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962, and the United States, Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Elisa Allen
What kind of woman is she? What does she feel frustrated with? Why does she have such a passion for the chrysanthemums? Are chrysanthemums symbolic? What are they symbolic of?
Henry Allen
husband a hard-working and successful smallscale rancher a good man
Henry Allen
What kind of man is he? What problems does he have? How is the relationship between him and his wife?
Images
of seasons and weather
Elisa The man
Yellow color dogs
Point of view
What narrative point of view is adopted in the story? What is the function that this narrative point of view plays in the story? How are the characters revealed?
the setting for many of his early stories, including "The Chrysanthemums."
Salinas Valley, California
A devoted reader In 1925, left home for New York City and took a job with a newspaper. married thrice in 1937 named one of Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Year.
The man
a traveling tinker large, with careworn face and hands and a dirty suit. good at making small jokes
What kind of man is he? Why does he not have a name but the man?
John Steinbeck
John Ernst Steinbeck (1902-1968)
born in Salinas, California in1902 The Salinas Valley is largely rural and agricultural
Themes
Limitations or confinement Failure to communicate with and understand each other
What quality in Elisa impresses Henry most? What does he admire about the flowers? What makes Elisa feel attracted to and trust the man?
Elisa Allen
the protagonist 35 lean and strong and handsome eyes clear as water strong, terrier fingers in shapeless, functional clothes has ' 'a gift'' for growing things
The Chrysanthemums (1937)
one of the world's great short stories wrote in 1934 first published in the October, 1937 issue of Harper's included in 1938 short story collection, The Long Valley.
The Grapes of Wrath (1939). This novel cemented Steinbeck's reputation as a social critic. won the Pulitzer Prize for The Grapes of Wrath (1940), the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962, and the United States, Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Elisa Allen
What kind of woman is she? What does she feel frustrated with? Why does she have such a passion for the chrysanthemums? Are chrysanthemums symbolic? What are they symbolic of?
Henry Allen
husband a hard-working and successful smallscale rancher a good man
Henry Allen
What kind of man is he? What problems does he have? How is the relationship between him and his wife?
Images
of seasons and weather
Elisa The man
Yellow color dogs
Point of view
What narrative point of view is adopted in the story? What is the function that this narrative point of view plays in the story? How are the characters revealed?
the setting for many of his early stories, including "The Chrysanthemums."
Salinas Valley, California
A devoted reader In 1925, left home for New York City and took a job with a newspaper. married thrice in 1937 named one of Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Year.
The man
a traveling tinker large, with careworn face and hands and a dirty suit. good at making small jokes
What kind of man is he? Why does he not have a name but the man?