John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck almost never followed the expectations for him. Steinbeck wrote about what interested him even though the critics were after him during much of his career. He demanded on being the author that was extraordinary:“A sense of fun, a probing curiosity, and a capacity for wonder-all of these are qualities that we associate with childhood, and there was a good deal of the child in Steinbeck throughout his life” (Benson, 3). Steinbeck was also interested in “defining the nature of reality” (Benson, 246). Elisa Allen in “The Chrysanthemums” has passion, creativity, and potential which are suppressed by her life on an isolated ranch. The yellow chrysanthemums are symbolic of Elisa. They, like her, keep surviving every time they are cut down. They also bloom into a much more beautiful object. She’s strong, close to nature, and a beautiful person, like the
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Approximate Word count = 607
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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