约翰·斯坦贝克的短篇小说《菊花》曾经被评论家认为是其最成功的短篇作品。小说运用平时的语言,生动的象征手法,把美国经济危机背景下的一个农妇形象跃然纸上。本文将从女性的社会地位,夫妻关系角度分析本文主人公伊莉莎的女性意识缺失原因,借此剖析伊莉莎的悲惨命运。 John Steinbeck’s short story “Chrysanthemum” was considered by critics to be his most successful short story. The novel uses the usual language, vivid symbolism, the image of a peasant woman in the context of the U.S. economic crisis vividly. This article will analyze Elisha’s lack of consciousness of women in this article from the perspective of women’s social status and the relationship between husband and wife, to analyze Elisabeth’s tragic fate.