The imagery at the very beginning of "The Chrysanthemums" personifies Elisa's emotions. "The high gray-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world. On every side it sat like a lid on the

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Approximate Word count = 780
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)