The Chrysanthemums Essay
David Van Nostrand
Professor McRaniels
English Comp II
13 September 2006
The Chrysan
themums
Essay In his short story "
The Chrysan
themums," John Steinbeck writes of a married couple and examines
the psychology of
the unhappiness in
their marriage. It is a good depiction of marriage in
the 1900"s which followed traditional roles, where
the man is
the chief breadwinner and
the wife tends to household duties.
