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How does Elisa change in the chrysanthemums?
After the tinker leaves, Elisa bathes, scrubbing herself “with a little block of pumice, legs and thighs, loins and chest and arms, until her skin was scratched and red”(245). Elisa sheds her old self by scrubbing and brings new life and change.
What happens at the end of the chrysanthemum that makes Elisa sad?
What happens at the ends of “the chrysanthemums” that makes elisa sad? She sees that the stranger has thrown her chrysanthemum sprouts onto the road.
What does Elisa see at the end of the chrysanthemums?
What happens at the ends of “the chrysanthemums” that makes elisa sad? She sees that the stranger has thrown her chrysanthemum sprouts onto the road.
What is the moral of the chrysanthemums?
Perhaps the most prevalent theme in ‘The Chrysanthemums’ is one of feminine sexual repression. When the tinker takes interest in the mum starters and tells Elisa that he has another customer who’s been looking for some for her own garden, she can’t help but get a little carried away.
What is the stranger’s motivation for pretending to be interested in Elisa’s chrysanthemums?
In the short story The Chrysanthemums, the stranger’s motivation for pretending to be interested in Elisa’s chrysanthemums is because he wants Elisa to give him work so he can earn some money. He is a poor tinker who may not be able to afford dinner unless he is given some sort of a job by Elisa.
What makes Elisa sad at the end?
Elisa “cries like an old woman” because she is absolutely crushed because she realizes that she has been duped by the tinker and that he was not interested in her chrysanthemums at all. He had only pretended to be interested in Elisa talking about them in order to get some business from her (some pots to mend).
What does Elisa see at the end that makes her sad?
What does Henry say to Elisa at the end of chrysanthemums?
Henry comes out to meet her, remarking that she looks “so nice” (346). Elisa asks him what she means by nice, and he returns that she looks “different, strong and happy” (346).
Who is driving the wagon in the chrysanthemums?
Elisa is still gardening when she hears a vehicle approaching from the road. She looks up to see a wagon pulled by a burro and driven by a stubble-bearded man. The side of the wagon advertises the man’s services as a tinker, able to fix various household objects.
Through her banter, Elisa proves herself to be the equal to the tinker, if not his better, both intellectually and socially. The misspelled words on his wagon as well as the laughter that disappears from his face and eyes “the moment his laughing voice ceased” (341) suggests that the tinker is neither especially charming, warm, nor intelligent.
What does the Tinker say to Elisa in the Crucible?
At this moment, the tinker once again makes reference to being hungry and not having work, and Elisa, ashamed, hands off the chrysanthemum buds and goes into her house to find some old pots for him to mend. Professionally, he completes the task. They talk about his life, traveling in the wagon by day, sleeping in it by night.