What are the “yonic symbols” in the story “The Chrysanthemums”?
mejwestut Teacher High School – 12th Grade eNotes Editor This is a Sanskrit word. A yonic symbol is a representation of feminitity and reproductive power. Represented in literature by cups, cauldrons, chalices, goblets, wells, circles, hoops, and other containers. Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-10659’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by mejwestut on Saturday September 15, 2007 at 3:27 PM bmadnick Teacher High School – 11th Grade eNotes Editor I really like this question! As “mejwestut” explained, yonic symbols pertain to femininity and can be shown in literature as containers of some kind. This symbolism is first seen when the story opens: “The high gray-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world. On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot.” By comparing the valley where Elisa lives to a “closed pot”, it suggests that Elisa’s life is one of confinement. Elisa must exi
