"The Chrysanthemums" is a story by John Steinbeck. In it, he tells the story of Elisa Allen, who loves to garden. In particular, she loves chrysanthemums.
Elisa is married but seems to be lonely and bored with her life. A stranger arrives (the "tinker") who is looking for work. Although she does not have any work for him to do, she does give him some of her beloved chrysanthemum shoots in a pot. The tinker says he has a customer who wants some.
Elisa gives the tinker a pot filled with shoots and tells the tinker how to care for them. The shoots are very fragile. As Elisa continues to talk to him, she begins to feel an attraction for him. The tinker talks a little about his life and how he travels from place to place. Elisa would like to live as he does, always on the move, but the tinker says it is not a life for women. She tries to explain how strong and capable she is, but he continues to maintain his lifestyle is not for a woman. Soon he leaves.
Elisa watches him drive away. As he goes, she whispers: "That's a bright direction, there's a glowing there." Literally, Elisa means the light glinting off the tinker's wagon. Her words mean more than that, however. The tinker represents freedom, a freedom that Elisa, a woman, can never enjoy. It is noteworthy this light is moving away from her.
And so, Elisa's words indicate a desire for freedom and adventure, two things she will likely never have.
Answer:
to find her or him, in the last quote
Explanation:
Honestly in my opinion i think his quest is to find that person he's looking for or she's looking for didn't really read this book nor do i know about it but that's pretty much his goal for right now.
Man has the ability to reason.
Why I don't think the others are correct:
The author's focus never indicates a singular person. While the author did mention the tiger's ability to terrorize, the author does not go as far to claim the tiger is a menace.
Answer:
False
Explanation:
I agree on the students talking about the conflict and resolution but I also believe they should be able to talk about what they liked and disliked from the book. I also agree that effective booktalks should be ten minutes long.
