In the short story "the chrysanthemums" by john steinbeck, how does the description of the salinas valley as a "closed pot" best reflect elisa's inner feelings?

a. happy and content, elisa is fulfilled by her marriage and home life.
b. lazy and self-centered, elisa dislikes working on their ranch.
c. lonely, elisa is dissatisfied with being cut off from the outside world.
d. fun and outgoing, elisa is interested only in having a good time.

C. Lonely, Elisa is dissatisfied with being cut off from the outside world.

Explanation:

Elisa is not made to live in the Salinas Valley, which is a "closed pot," like the author described it. She is a free person, who wants to experience many things, enjoy and live life, yet she cannot do that because she has to work on the ranch and be a good wife to her husband. This is why she gets so excited when the trader comes by - it provides her with the excitement she so lacks in her own life, which cannot be substituted with anything in her faraway ranch.

C. Lonely, Elisa is dissatisfied with being cut off from the outside world.

Explanation:

John Steinbeck's short story of "The Chrysanthemums" is mainly about the character of Elisa Allen, the protagonist. Her 'closed' life being in the ranch contrasts with her 'outgoing' personality, who has lots of energy and wants adventure.

With the description of the Allens' residential area of Salinas Valley as a "closed pot", the author Steinbeck is also referring to the character of Elisa. Like the place, Elisa is also cooped up in the same place with nothing new happening nor any form of exciting things to look forward to. The place and Elisa are dormant in their own way, doing the same things day in and day out. Elisa is herself an adventurous woman, being easily excited by the arrival of strangers in town. She even wished she was like the traveler, going to different places. This 'closed pot' description of Elisa Allen's inner feelings is best reflected by the sentence -

C. Lonely, Elisa is dissatisfied with being cut off from the outside world.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease