Question

How do Elisa's feeling and action toward the stranger change or the course of her conversation with him

Answer 1

Although his appearance isn't really attractive to her, Elisa is interested in the stranger because he shows interest in her chrysanthemums in order to persuade her to find something for him to fix. Again, the connection there is that he was interested in her flowers, meaning herself. The man says, “Kind of a long-stemmed flower? Looks like a quick puff of colored smoke?”…”That’s it. What a nice way to describe them.” (Page 209) With this, she now feels appreciated and attractive to this stranger. His compliment to her about her flowers leads her to feel obligated to allow him to fix her pots.

Answer 2

She is kind yet distant in the beginning, but she soon begins to open up and trust him.

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