Chrysanthemums “opens with a personified landscape, in which the weather and geographical setting are deeply symbolic”. Examine the opening paragraphs of the story to identify the details of the imagery of the weather and the geographical setting. Then discuss how Steinbeck’s description helps to reinforce the major themes of the story and what it reveals about the characters in the story. For example, comment on what the following would stand for: fog, rain, clouds.  Arts & Humanities English WRT 101