Odour of Chrysanthemums: observations Essay -- English Literature

Odour of Chrysanthemums observations Odour of Chrysanthemums was written between the end of theVictorian period in 1901, and the beginning of World War I in 1914. Itwas a time when England was still a powerful international force, andthe head of a huge imperium 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 highly-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 death of her husband, WalterBates. The story develops in three major stages. The story begins witha description of the sights and sounds of a bleak mining village atthe end of the mines afternoon shift. Mrs. Bates calls her son, John,in for the evening repast and provides a light snack for her father, atrain driver, while chiding her daughter, Annie, about being late fromschool. She is also upset because her husband ...