Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck

Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck

It is clear from Steinbeck's epic novel of American experience; Steinbeck has chosen to connect her psychic state to the season, the climate, and the terrain she inhabits. The mood of the story is set by his description of a fogbound valley in winter, a description that is also applicable to Elisa's mood. She is entering middle age, and when the valley is likened to a closed pot with no sunshine in December, there is a close parallel to the condition of her life at that point, a sealed vessel with little light available. Steinbeck ...