After the stranger leaves, Elisa goes into her home, takes a bath, puts on her prettiest dress, puts on her make-up, and hangs tight for her better half to return home. The couple has plans to go out for supper and to watch a movie.
After the stranger leaves, Elisa puts on her prettiest dress and admires herself.
Elisa tears off her dirty gardening clothes, scrubs her skin clean ising a block of pumice, and then she looks and admires her newly cleaned body in the mirror. Later on, She dresses in a dress that represents the "symbol of her prettiness" and put on makeup.
John Steinbeck's short story called "The Chrysanthemums" deals with a proud, strong woman called Elisa Allen who feels frustrated with her present life.
it was to increase travel from east to west for those who wanted to escape the Dust Bowl. it runs from Chicago to Los Angeles & was a path to a Western Promise.