meone actually thought of her as being brilliant. “John Steinbeck creates a moment of anger and hurt in “The Chrysanthemums” when Elisa sees her flowers dumped out onto the road. Her feelings illustrate the deep and authentic nature of her soul” (Beach 26). The characters’ thoughts, words, and actions make this story amazing. “Among Steinbeck’s fifty or more pieces of short fiction, no story has been more highly praised than “The Chrysanthemums” (Hughes 21)....
