The story is about a girl named Bertha who is full of life. She is full of happiness and bliss. She lives with her husband Harry and her nanny who takes care of her baby named Little B. She is very excited because she is having a dinner party tonight for a few people. She is planning for tonight all day and when the people start coming they are all wondering where Harry is. 5 minutes into the party here Harry making his dramatic entrance that he loves to do. Bertha has wanted to see Miss. Fulton for awhile. They meet in a club once and Bertha feel in love with her. Bertha couldn’t wait to see her and talk to her. When Bertha didn’t think Miss. Fulton was coming here she came, all in silver looking amazing as ever. Oh they all just sat around and talked and had a good time. Later on Bertha asked Miss Fulton to come get something with her. Miss. Fulton asked Bertha if she had a garden and Bertha opened the curtain and looked out and saw the Pear Tree. They stood there for awhile and admired the tree. Later on Bertha had a thought in her mind that Bertha and Harry would be alone when everyone left in a dark room with a warm bed. So she tried to stall and much as she could be then everyone started to leave. Eddie and Bertha went by the fire looking for a something. Bertha looked out into the hall and saw Harry and Miss. Fulton sort of being a little flirty maybe. I think maybe that when Harry and she say tomorrow maybe they are setting a date up. 

 

 

I ready didn’t like the story that much. I didn’t understand some of the story. I didn’t like how I thought that Bertha liked Miss. Fulton because she always talked about her. I also thought that Miss Fulton and Harry had a little something going on. Maybe I’m wrong but that’s just what it sounded like at the end of the story. Maybe if I understood some parts of the story it would have maybe been better.

 

Some similarities that I can see between Chrysanthemums and Bliss would have to be, they both have plants in the story that represents a big part of the story. The main characters in both stories are female and they both aren’t really happy in their lives but the put on a kind of show to make it seem that they are happy.

 

 

I chose the pear tree. I chose this because she is really a nice and beautiful girl inside and the tree kind of brings that out of her.  It brings out who she really is inside with out being to fake. The tree can never try to be something its not, so maybe when Bertha looks at the tree, in a way she sees herself being who she really is inside.

 

Maybe because she is really happy but maybe a little to happy to see what is going on. She did like Miss. Fulton a lot but as she wasn’t paying any attention to her husband it seemed that he was taking some liking to Miss. Fulton also but Bertha was to happy about the night she didn’t notice.

 

At the end of the story I thought maybe that Miss. Fulton and Harry might be having a little affair. At the end Harry whispered to her “Tomorrow” and then Miss. Fulton said “Yes” so what I got from that was that they were going to be meeting somewhere. The last line of the story, But the pear tree was as lovely as ever and as full of flower and as still, means that no matter what happens to Bertha and Harry, on the inside she is still as pretty and nice as ever. Its like she tries to make everyone happy and it didn’t get anywhere so maybe she will start being true to herself.

 

 

 

Tierney McKeehan

I agree with you in your first paragraph about Bertha and Harry. I didnt think much of it until I read your post and it does make sense.2) I didnt like the story much either. I agree about not liking Miss FUlton because she talked about her she seemed full of herself.3) I noticed that plants were the symbolism in the story as well, and that they were both alienated is what i thought. 4) That's a good point about the tree, I thought maybe it symbolized the peacefulness she portrayed to everyone.5)Another good point, i thought maybe she was in a state of denial also, thats good how you said she was too happy to notice. 6)I agree with you on that also, i had a different aspect that maybe she thought eventually the tree would die and so would her blissfullness.

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