Odor of chrysanthemums, a clever title which showed the contrast between the attractiveness of the delicate chrysanthemum and the way it was paired with such a repugnant word such as 'odour' shows the authors clever use of words which is only the beginning to this dreary short story.
The story starts off by introducing a grim and dull town full of depression and sorrow creating an immediate image of misery, and a grey setting just by the writers descriptive words to emphasize the setting and the effect it has on it's characters and their lives.
The characters are lifeless and miserable, reflecting their surroundings, and they seem to have a lack of emotion and life within the story.
Much of the characters within the story have a forced emotion about them. Clearly described by the author, each action by the character is lifeless and slow, every sense is described brilliantly, portraying the way the town lives and how the people struggle to lift their spirits and keep on going.
Such quotes as "the trucks thumped heavily passed each other" and "large bony vine clutch dot the house" are examples of how the author is able to indirectly use unrelated scenarios to imply the desolate atmosphere of the town.
This story sets the feeling of being trapped and isolated from everything, it gives it's reader an insight into the harsh reality of this very depressing period in history (the lead up to WWII in England) and the hardship that comes with life and it's complications.
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