Analysis Of The Poem ' The Chrysanthemums '

Throughout history, women have struggled to be seen as equals and have had to fight for their freedom from the roles society placed upon them. Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman both use their literary works to show the challenges women went through, and how they battled for the freedoms they desperately wanted. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a short story about a woman that goes to a summer home to rest and get well under the supervision of her husband who is also a physician. Her husband decided it would be best if she sat in a room alone and did nothing. In the end, she becomes insane and finally finds her freedom. “The Story of An Hour” is about, Mrs. Mallard, a woman who has just found out her husband has died. Mrs. Mallard

The Value of Freedom in “The Story of an Hour” and “A New England Nun” A prevailing theme of American literature in the early nineteenth century was freedom and individualism of characters in a story. The concept of freedom is portrayed in two pieces of American literature- Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman’s “A New England Nun”. In both stories, the two women, Louise and Louisa, are freed from suppressed relationships from their partners.

In beginning of “Marigolds,” by Eugenia Collier, Lizabeth is indirectly characterized childish and disrespectful as she shows that doesn’t really care about anybody other than herself. In the story, Lizabeth mentions an event in which she did not act like a child and calls it “devastating” Since Lizabeth finds the idea of maturing devastating, Lizabeth’s motivation is that she does not want to grow up. Since she does not want to grow up, she creates an internal conflict for herself. As the story progresses, Lizabeth and her friends are looking for something to do and they come to the idea to terrorize their neighbor, Miss Lottie. The story states,” The idea caught on at once, for annoying Miss Lottie was always

“The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin is about a woman named Louise Mallard, who was very unsatisfied with her marriage and she did not know what happiness was until the death of her husbands’. As a result, in the story, “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin states, “She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.”(Chopin 278) It happens to infer that her husband 's death was not giving her grief, but an open door to a new beginning to her new life. The theme for this story would be the forbidden independence

In John Steinbeck's “The Chrysanthemums”, the setting plays a significant role in the mood and themes of the short story. Set in the 1930s — a period of time also known as the Great Depression — in Salinas Valley, California, the tale revolves around the utter loneliness experienced by the protagonist, Elisa Allen, who is closed off from the “rest of the world” not only by the land in which she lives, but also by the stifling and sexist social expectations for women in her time. The story itself begins with a description of the “high gray-flannel” fog that that surrounds the valley “on every side… like a lid”, with the only light being the “pale, cold sunshine” on the other side of the river. In the middle of this desolate terrain, Mrs. Allen is an anomaly — a sharp, eager woman or whose energy even the “chrysanthemum stems [seem] too small and easy”. The oppressive fog, which makes the “great valley [into] a closed pot”, reminds the reader of how trapped Elisa is; thus, the landscape combines with the imposed gender norms and patriarchal views of the twentieth century to create a melancholy, claustrophobic tone that echoes through the story. From the very beginning, Steinbeck emphasizes the smothering essence of Elisa's life, not only due to the expectations and limitations placed on her because of her gender, but also as a parallel to the restrictive nature of the setting.

Are their messages similar? In what way? What do you think is the actual intended point for each?

In addition the intense desire for freedom is even more obvious in "The Story of an Hour." Mrs. Mallard's craving for freedom is so strong that when she is given the news of her husband's death, she is relieved that "there would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself" (Chopin 2). It seems as though she wants to live her own life without having her husband tell her what to do all the time.

If one were an independent woman stuck inside a woman’s body in the late 1920’s to early 1930’s, one would not have a very good time. Throughout the times that even we millennials live, there are still traces of what gender roles should be. Although the younger generation is slowly getting rid of the phrase and its stereotypes, the past still defined what was expected of women in a still patriarchal society. This society still has these expectations for both men and women. The story written by Steinbeck: “The Chrysanthemums”, portrays a vivid setting of how men and women each had their own tasks to complete in their daily lives. Henry Allen was in charge of the labor, like tending cattle and herding them. Elisa Allen

Society has been changing for the past few decades and so is the role of women. Women has been fighting for their rights since the 1920’s and the success of women today in America and throughout the world is a proof of the women’s rights movement. Women now can become doctors, engineers, scientists, anything they want and even running for offices, something that was once considered and only applied to men. In the short story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck, the author talks about Elisa Allen, the boundaries and limits that keep her from doing what she loves at her full potential. Furthermore, this story was written in the 1930’s, when the society was still a male-dominated society.

Throughout history, women have had to overcome countless societal barriers. Whether it’s being the head of a household or the President of the United States, men have always held a higher position in society over women. However, that has never stopped women from trying to work towards earning themselves a higher position in society, but unfortunately no matter how hard women try to be like men there will always be boundaries that can’t be crossed. A good example of this reasoning is illustrated in John Steinbeck’s short story “The Chrysanthemums” which illustrates how Elisa’s dress and the fence surrounding her garden are used to show the many boundaries that Elisa has imposed on her life. Steinbeck opens this work by portraying Elisa as

The short story Chrysanthemums, written by John Steinbeck in 1938, portrays the conformity to societal gender roles of females throughout most of the nineteenth century. Many women in the 1930s were entering the workforce where they were faced with lower wages and harsh working conditions. Married women at the time often faced more hostility in the workplace, due to the fact that they highlighted the image of women taking away men’s jobs, and the fact that a woman's place is in the home taking care of their children. While women were able to work, stereotypical societal roles continued to shape the way women lived inside and outside of the workplace. In the home, the roles included cooking, cleaning, watching the children and providing

The Chrysanthemums story is in a way similar to the Story of an Hour. In both stories, we find gender inequality. In these stories, both women feel limited and restricted because of their gender. Also, they are married, but they are not happy with their husbands. The women in both stories felt that the lack of agency keeps them submissive to their husband. This story shows how feminism has been a topic that concerns women since the earliest years.

In the short story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck a woman named Elisa lives in a male dominate time and seems to be dissatisfied with her life. Elisa and her husband live in the Salinas valley located in California. Elisa spends most of her time working in her chrysanthemums garden. Her husband just struck a good deal and sold a portion of his cattle and wants to take his wife out on a date. As the day goes a man comes to Elisa house asking for directions but he actually had a completely different motive. He was in desperate need of work and didn’t know where his next meal would come from. After there somewhat brief conversation she gives him something to work on and he goes on his way. Her thoughts are not reviled and the short story truly lacks in showing her emotions and discontentment. The story shows how a feminist woman can feel very out of place when it comes to her life and her job.

These dreams of freedom are weaved throughout all the stories, and throughout history. This is powerfully captured in ‘The Story of an Hour’. The main character Louise, was struck

Poetry is a reduced dialect that communicates complex emotions. To comprehend the numerous implications of a ballad, perusers must analyze its words and expressing from the points of view of beat, sound, pictures, clear importance, and suggested meaning. Perusers then need to sort out reactions to the verse into a consistent, point-by-point clarification. Poetry utilizes structures and traditions to propose differential translation to words, or to summon emotive reactions. Gadgets, for example, sound similarity, similar sounding word usage, likeness in sound and cadence are at times used to accomplish musical or incantatory impacts.