Describe the difference between prudent values and personal values

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Explanation:

The Chrysanthemums

The short story "The Chrysanthemums" gives insight into the life of its author.  John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California.  The locale of the story is of key resemblance to the Salinas in which Steinbeck was born and bread.  "Salinas was a typical American small town, [differing] only in location and a few distinctive features" (McCarthy 3). The protagonist of this story, Elisa Allen, also resembles Steinbeck's first wife.  "Steinbeck probably based the character of Elisa Allen on his own first wife, Carol Henning Steinbeck.  Like Elisa, Carol was a woman of considerable talent and energy who wore 'masculine clothes' and was 'strong, large-boned' and 'handsome rather than…show more content…

"[Elisa's] passionate involvement with the process of planting becomes an expression of all the suppressed romance in her life" (Lewis 393).  "She is a strong, childless woman of thirty-five that has subliminated her maternal instincts by producing remarkable flowers" (French, John 83).  Nevertheless, "the plants and flowers cannot compensate for the lack of understanding and affection from her husband" (McCarthy 27).  In the story, Elisa plays the role of a simple-minded lady who allows her husbands thoughts and actions to dominate her.  "Elisa's marriage neither fills her time nor fulfills her desires" (Hughes 24).  However, Beach concludes that Elisa without a doubt has a "soul" and is much less simple than she seems (Beach 32).  Henry Allen plays the role of a typical male, "[he is] well-meaning and basically decent."   However, "his concentration on his own role as provider, organizer, and decision maker has blinded him to the fact that [his wife] needs something more in her life than a neat house and a good garden" (Lewis 394, 394).  "[The tinker] is described as big, bearded, and graying, a man who has been around, who knows something about life and people…" (Lewis 392