In the story chrysanthemums describes elisa interactions with these two characters and explain how these interactions influence her as a character?

Elisa has a bad relationship with her husband Henry. Henry doesn't appreciate  Elisa's femininity and sexuality. She grows the chrysanthemus as they were her children. However, her encounter with the tinker reawakens her sexuality and gives her hope. Her realization that her life is not going to change is real whe she sees the flowers thrown on the road.

i think that will have something to do with the mississippi river but google will know the full answer for sure

yes the first one is correct .