The Chrysanthemums Isolation Quotes

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Quote #4

"I don't know how to tell you." She looked deep into his eyes, searchingly. (69)

There are those eyes again. This is simultaneously a moment of intense connection between Elisa and the tinker, and a moment of frustrating alienation. What we have here is a failure to communicate.

Quote #5

Her hesitant fingers almost touched the cloth. Then her hand dropped to the ground. She crouched low like a fawning dog. (75)

Here's a failure of a different sort, as Elisa attempts to physically communicate with the tinker. One thing to note here is the vulnerable position in which she's placed herself. She's kneeling at the feet of a tall, strong stranger.

Quote #6

"It would be a lonely life for a woman, ma'am, and a scary life, too." (89)

Finally! The real reason the tinker thinks Elisa can't hack it on the road. But the jokes on him, because Elisa's quite familiar with what it means to be lonely.