CHRYSANTHEMUMS
The Chrysanthemums The narrator shows Elisa Allen as a woman, who is frustrated with her present life with her husband. ... The chrysanthemums symbolize all the characteristics of a woman. ... The chrysanthemums symbolize her world that she protects from hurt and harm. ... Elisa, because of the neglect of her husband gives her attention to her garden of chrysanthemums. ... The chrysanthemums symbolize her ability to show love towards something that she really cares about. The chrysanthemums symbolize her ability to show love towards something that she really cares about. ... ” (450) Elisa begins to talk eagerly about her chrysanthemums. ... The tinker receives the “big red flower pot” (451) filled with young chrysanthemums.