Elisa's Emotions in Steinbeck's "Chrysanthemums" The short story, "Chrysanthemums", written by John Steinbeck, is a story that uses plenty of symbolic objects and symbolic personal attributes to the characters. Some examples of what Steinbeck uses in the story that have symbolic meaning to ... like Elisa, one who is strong enough to break a calf on her knee is found crying weakly. While Elisa is crying, Steinbeck also states that she uses her collar to block her husband from seeing her cry. She covers her emotional distress from her husband because she doesn't want to further explain the sto...

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