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        <title><![CDATA[The tinker drives his horse and buggy along the coast each year. His...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The tinker drives his horse and buggy along the coast each year. His sign says, "Pots, pans, knives, sisors, lawn mores, Fixed." He is big and has dirty hands but he is good at small talk. He is a salesman and his friendliness is only a ploy to attract customers, especially women. He manipulates Elisa to talk about her chrysanthemums. Her attitude changes because she is talking about what she loves. (She thinks that he is really interested in...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What kind of person is the tinker?
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        <description><![CDATA[What kind of person is the tinker?
What is the mesage of humanity in the story?
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the purpose of including of the dogs in "The chrysanthemums"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the purpose of including of the dogs in "The chrysanthemums"?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[John Steinbeck's short story, "The Chrysanthemums" was written in 1937...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[John Steinbeck's short story, "The Chrysanthemums" was written in 1937 and published in a collection of short stories in 1938, which was entitled The Long Valley.  While there is little in the story to indicate the precise year of the setting, it seems rather safe to assume that the story takes place in the late thirties as well, a setting in other narratives of Steinbeck.  The fact that the tinker has a wagon drawn by a horse and donkey...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In what year is the setting of the story "The Chrysanthemums" by John...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In what year is the setting of the story "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In John Steinbeck's "The Chrsanthemums," chief among the  symbols are...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In John Steinbeck's "The Chrsanthemums," chief among the  symbols are the chrsanthemums, of course, pots, the fence, and the tinker man, but there are others, as well.  In the exposition, Steinbeck's initial description of the Salinas Valley as a "closed pot" establishes the mood as a stultifying one. In the first paragraph, there are three mentions of yellow, a color associated with death:

the yellow stubble fields seemed to be bathed in...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:42:47 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Describe the main symbols and how do their meanings change in "The...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Describe the main symbols and how do their meanings change in "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck?"]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The image of the Elisa Allen in John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The image of the Elisa Allen in John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums is that she is a flower. Much like the flowers she grows, she can only go as far as they typically go which is within the confines of the ranch. At the beginning of the story she is fine with her place on the ranch until a man comes that repairs items and does small tasks. When the Tinker man begins to chat with Elisa, hoping to get work, he awakens a dormant spirit with in...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[In this very sparse theatrical short story, Steinbeck portrays Elisa in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In this very sparse theatrical short story, Steinbeck portrays Elisa in a contradictory way. She is a childless but happily married woman who takes pride in her home and domestic skills, particulary gardening. She has built a comfortable life for her husband and herself but has become either bored or restless with the rather monotonous lifestyle she leads. For this reason she is delighted to share her passion for growing flowers with a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:39:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the image of the woman in "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinback?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the image of the woman in "The Chrysanthemums" by John Steinback?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:31:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:06:53 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the central idea of "The Chrysanthemums"?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the central idea of "The Chrysanthemums"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:55 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the plot in the John Steinbeck short story, "The Chrysanthemums"?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/chrysanthemums/q-and-a/what-plot-chrysanthemums-111417</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the plot in the John Steinbeck short story, "The Chrysanthemums"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:50:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "the chrysanthemums " is the tinker who not only sparks a new hope in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "the chrysanthemums " is the tinker who not only sparks a new hope in Elisa  but also extinguishes that hopes ? explain !]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:16:02 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The scissors are a phallic symbol in the narrative.  Elisa's...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The scissors are a phallic symbol in the narrative.  Elisa's association with the scissors helps illustrate how power works between men and women within the arc of the story.  When the reader first meets Elisa, she is described as both "lean and strong" and "blocked and heavy."  Several lines afterwards, the scissors she uses are described as "short and powerful," a description which is similar both to Elisa's figure.  Elisa's physicality...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:37:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Scissors are mentioned a lot in the story. What could they possibly...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Scissors are mentioned a lot in the story. What could they possibly symbolize? Or are they a notable symbol at all?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 02:33:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]></title>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:34:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What symbols are used by the author to express Elisa's personality in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What symbols are used by the author to express Elisa's personality in "The Chrysanthemums"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:25:01 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yes, the role of women in society is definitely a strong theme in this...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes, the role of women in society is definitely a strong theme in this story. Remember the historical context of the story and the role women had in society in the 1930s. If you're not sure, read the "historical-context" link below.
In the "themes" link below, the role of women is not specifically mentioned, but both of the topics elaborated on in that link directly stem from the overall topic of women in society.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:35:18 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Would the role of women be a good theme for "The  Chrysanthemums" by...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Would the role of women be a good theme for "The  Chrysanthemums" by John Steinbeck?]]></description>
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