Question

1.2.6 study: analyze setting, character, and dialogue
important role. once the plot starts to unfold, much of the action and the characters
interactions take place near the house and in or close to elisas flower garden.
in elisas flower garden
elisa started at the sound
of her husbands voice. he
had come near quietly, and
he leaned over the wire
fence that protected her
flower garden from cattle
and dogs and chickens.¹
—john steinbeck, the
chrysanthemums*
what sense do you get of who has ownership of the space?
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Explanation:

The garden is named "Elisa's Flower Garden", and Elisa is shown tending to it (with gardening tools). The fence protects "her flower garden", and her husband leans over the fence (suggesting he's outside her space). So Elisa has ownership: she's actively caring for it, the garden is associated with her (named after her), and the fence marks it as her domain (her husband is a visitor here, leaning over the fence to interact with her in her space).

Answer:

Elisa appears to have ownership of the flower garden space. The garden is referred to as "her flower garden", she is shown tending to it (with gardening tools), and the fence marks it as a space she manages (her husband leans over the fence, indicating he is outside her primary domain of the garden).