SOURCE: “The Original Manuscripts of Steinbeck's ‘The Chrysanthemums’,” in Steinbeck Quarterly, Vol. VII, Nos. 3–4, Summer-Fall, 1974, pp. 102–11.
In the following essay, Simmonds argues that Elisa Allen, contrary to popular opinion, is not a sympathetic figure.
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