Odour of Chrysanthemums: observations Essay -- English Literature

Odour of Chrysanthemums observations Odour of Chrysanthemums was written between the end of theVictorian boundary in 1901, and the beginning of World War I in 1914. Itwas a time when England was still a bureauful international force, andthe head of a huge empire that extended from India to Nigeria, whichdemonstrated Englands political power and also provided a vast marketfor its manufactured goods. During the nineteenth century, Englandsindustrial machine had developed the factory system, which producedsurplus goods for export.Odour of Chrysanthemums focuses on a dramatic moment in the lifeof Mrs. Elizabeth Bates, the accidental end of her husband, WalterBates. The story develops in three major stages. The story begins witha translation of the sights and sounds of a bleak mining village atthe end of the exploits afternoon shift. Mrs. Bates calls her son, John,in for the evening meal and provides a lightsomeness snack for her father, atrain driver, while chiding her daughter, An nie, about creation late fromschool. She is also upset because her husband ...