chrysamthemums

The first symbol that really stands out in this story is the Chrysanthemums. The story never mentions the Allens having any children, and the chrysanthemums resemble a mother and child bond. Elisa seems to spend a lot of time with her chrysanthemums and is very proud of them. She is happy and pleased by her ability to nurture these beautiful flowers. Whenever she is complemented on them her faces tends to brighten up. This could remind someone of how a mother treats her children. He has a wire fence to protect her flower garden from cattle, dogs, and chickens as a mother would protect her children from harm.

In conclusion, the flowers symbolize Elisa’s female role in life. Her nurturing and loving side. Henry her husband fails to recognize her female qualities and emotional needs in life. The bathing and nice clothing symbolizes Elisa’s new self. The self that she wanted her husband to appreciate.

Elisa bathing and cleaning herself after a day in the garden is another symbol. She scrubbed herself until her skin was scratched and red. This could symbolize a new beginning for her. After meeting the tinker she seemed to find her feminine self and wants to let it out for her husband. She is scrubbing off the old woman that works hard in her garden, and then standing in front of the mirror after drying herself off she is a new beautiful woman that wants to be appreciated for her female qualities. She dresses in her new and best clothing in hopes to reveal

Some topics in this essay:
Allen Elisa, , hard garden, female qualities, self husband,