In "The Chrysanthemums," a short story written by John
Steinbeck, Elisa Allen is the protagonist, or main character. As the story begins,
Elisa is working in her flower garden as her husband talks to some business men. A
paragraph describing Elisa's work and appearance gives the reader a good idea of her
personality.
She was cutting down the old year's chrysanthemum
stalks with a pair of short and powerful scissors. She looked down toward the men by
the tractor shed now and then. Her face was eager and mature and handsome; even her
work with the scissors was over-eager, over-powerful. The chrysanthemum stems seemed
too small and easy for her
energy.
This description
leads the reader to understand that Elisa is extremely eager and powerful (not
necessarily in only a physical sense), as well as energetic. Later in the story,
Elisa's interactions with the man in the wagon, reveal that she is extremely passionate
about her plants, although her relationship with her husband seems of little importance
to her. Elisa seems to be unhappy in her life, although she cherishes certain aspects
of it, such as her gardening.
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