Essay on the Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck's

If we look back to the beginning of the century, it is clear that marriages were often arranged or it was the man who chose his bride. As a result, men did not feel genuine love towards their wives and asked them to take care of the cooking and look after the children if they had any. John Steinbeck's short story "The Chrysanthemums" illustrates this through his character, Elisa Allen, a proud, strong woman who …

…is often afected by men. In the story, men have control on women, it is really good illustrated when the husband of Elisa ask her to be more productive and also by the way that men bring money at home and that women stay there to cook. Throughout the story the author demonstrate his objections by the way men treat women, because men treat them in a materialistic way when women need love and attention.