Chrysanthemums are the central symbol of life, vital energies, sexuality in the story. Just like Elisa herself, they need nurturing and attendance. She lives a boring and unfulfilled life in a dull, loveless marriage, and she has never had a chance of finding her true self, except in the garden. That is why she commits to gardening so eagerly: because she couldn't bear to see those flowers withered. At the end of the story, she sees her chrysanthemums on the road, thrown away, "a dark speck" as Steinbeck says. They are wasted, just like Elisa's life, love, and happiness.
The conjunction in the sentence is:
- If.
- It is a subordinating conjunction.
<h3>What is a subordinating conjunction?</h3>
A subordinating conjunction is a word that is used to introduce a subordinating clause. Other examples of subordinating conjunctions are although, since, until, while.
In the sentence, the subordinating clause introduced is: the snow comes. So, "if" is right.
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Answer: Second Option
Explanation: He is horrified, but she is excited.
I've read this short story before in school and saw it performed at a play. After Mr and Mrs White's son dies, they use the Monkey paw to wish him back to life. But their son (Hilbert) is something dark and unnatural and is not the son they raised. But Mrs White is excited to see Hilbert no matter what he comes back as while Mr White is horrified and knows that whatever is behind that door, will not hug them with open arms.