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Symbolism in The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck At first glance John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums' seems to be a story of a woman whose niche is in the garden. Upon deeper inspection, the story reveals strong symbolisms of children, vulnerability, and connection--being the most important, of the main character. Elisa Allen is the main character who is at her strongest and most proud in the garden and weakened when she becomes vulnerable and loses her connection to the outer world

People who have backyards tend to take a great amount of time deciding what to do with all the extra space in their yards. One good investment is to cultivate a backyard garden. However, deciding on what to grow in it is another decision. This article will help you choose what type of garden to grow in your backyard. Flower Garden. Proponents of flower gardens argue that flowers make their backyard more aesthetically valuable. A well planned and organized flower garden will make any backyard filled

The charming Hamamelis virginiana is a common understory shrub of North America's eastern deciduous forest, and normally dwells where the forest is mature and undisturbed. Its typical woody companions include pines, oaks, hickories, maples, and blueberries. It grows natively throughout northeast and southeast North America, from Nova Scotia to Florida to eastern Texas. American Witch-hazel can be identified by its full, rounded crown, smooth grey bark, arching branches, and unique flowering pattern

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an ant? Author of "The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher" Lewis Thomas, has. In his essay, he compares ants to humans. He has a theory that they are very similar. I believe this comparison is accurate one because both humans and ants act similar in the way they live, both are a stronger force when they work together, and both have a nature to cause destruction. He accomplishes driving his point home by exposing his readers to a new explanation

unimportant to the world that surrounds her. At the beginning of the story, Elisa’s care for the chrysanthemums is similar to the care for a child. She treats her chrysanthemums the same way you would a child, with protectiveness and delicacy. “No aphids were there, no sowbugs or snails or cutworms.

finish the college degrees. In his own imagery, his son is doing all those kind of bad things with his scoundrels friends. As he pictures it, “Ben, now lies around on the floor in lots and four-story walkups on the Lower East Side, eaten by lice and aphids, smiling pot and having visions of the Oneness go the hip life”(280). In this

Introduction “Those that can, do. Those that can’t, teach”. This simple proverb from George Bernard Shaw’s “Man and Superman” is often quoted in modern times, denigrating the hard work of teachers from preparatory grades right through to the highest academic institutions. While it is true that almost anyone can teach in the true definition of the word, being an effective teacher is a much harder proposition. A truly effective teacher has a wide pedagogical skill set, along with the knowledge

ssRNA molecule (6410nt). The particles are compromised of a single 26 kDa capsid protein. The observation under UV light appears to be arrays of virus-like filamentous particle. No vector has been identified. Studies have been made within a common aphid species (Myzus persicae) failed to detect any transmission. PepMV natural host range appears to be restricted to the Solanaceae family of which many species become infected systematically. But symptomless infections develop in inoculated leaves of

Army Ants Anthony Palmieri November 20, 1996 Contemporary Science Topics A quote made by Lewis Thomas, "Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungus, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, and exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television." I am going to focus this report on the part of the quote, "..launch armies into war..," which sets a metaphor of ants and our armies

The story “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck is my story of choice. From reading this story I easily understood that the central symbol is Chrysanthemums. This was chosen as the central symbol to help readers understand what the story is about and to be able to understand and feel how emotional it is to be put in the shoes of Elisa Allen. Elisa Allen is the main character in this story she is a hardworking and intelligent woman who lives an unhappy life and she also feels as if it is unfulfilled