Elisa’s character, in "the chrysanthemums," expresses a universal longing to reach beyond our circumstances—to be more and do more. find a character in another story from this unit that shares elisa’s longing. for each character, explain how the author conveys this universal longing and makes the reader empathize with the character. how are the two characters similar and different? with which character do you feel the strongest empathy, and why?

the king's decision.

i’m pretty sure it is the second

connections  to the  book night by elie wiesel.   elie wiesel  is a holocaust survivor. as a young, jewish boy he was taken from his home with his family by the nazis. he was taken because he is jewish.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.