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.
