After reading \"The Chrysanthemums,\" answer the followingquestions in complete sentences.
1. Elisa works inside a fence on her chrysanthemums. What is thesymbolism of the fence and these flowers in relationship to hermarriage to Henry? Who enters? Who does not?
2. What is the true motive of the traveling salesman and whatkind of thoughts and feelings does Elisa share with the salesman?How does Elisa act after the salesman leaves? Why?
3. Elisa sees the discarded flowers on the side of the road.What change takes place in her? Why ask for wine with dinner and goto see the prizefights? How do these reactions relate to hermarriage to Henry?
4. What is a theme of this story? Theme is the idea of the storyor the lesson you learn about life - in this story: marriage.
