The following video provides good cultural and historical context for Steinbeck’s story, and discusses the big questions/themes in the story.
This video, produced for a particular class, provides an example of how to write a thesis for a literary analysis essay of The Chrysanthemums.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T254seOB43A
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- John Steinbeck, Chrysanthemums. Authored by: Susan Oaks. Project: American Literature 1865-Present Resources. License: CC BY: Attribution
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