The Chrysanthemums

The Chrysanthemums
By
John Steinbeck


Elisa Allen, a woman who is content with her love of growing the best chrysanthemums, but is not as successful in her growth relationship in her marriage. She feels her husband does not understand her need to grow chrysanthemums, because she gets the attention from others how beautiful and big her flower grows.
One day a stranger came up where she was working in the chrysanthemums garden, looking for work for food or money. She explained that there was no work to be done around her place. He quickly realized her love...