The Chrysanthemums

John Steinbeck

40 pages 1-hour read

John Steinbeck

The Chrysanthemums

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1937

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In the grey winter of California's Salinas Valley, Elisa Allen tends her chrysanthemums while dreaming of something more. Test your understanding of Steinbeck's masterful exploration of desire, repression, and the search for fulfillment.

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