The Chrysanthemums Study Guide consists of approx. 64 pages of summaries and analysis on The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck. Browse the literature study guide below:
The story takes place in the Salinas Valley of California on a gray December day. Elisa Allen, the 35-year-old wife of a foothill rancher, is working in her flower garden. As she prepares to plant some new chrysanthemums, she watches her husband, Henry, talking with two men in suits down in the tractor shed. Elisa is cutting down the previous year's chrysanthemum stalks and examining the plants for insects and other pests. (
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