...know what you think.? "The Chrysanthemums," captures a day in the life of a woman who yearns for a more fulfilling life. Elisa is first portrayed as a woman whose tasks are exceeded by her abilities, but she is greatly satisfied with her life. As the day continues, a stranger briefly enters her life and, through kind words, fills her heart with hopes of change and excitement. We learn that these newly-found hopes are crushed when Elisa realizes that she has been used. A stranger manages to break Elisa's heart, not because of who Elisa appears to be, but because of who Elisa really is.