Why does the shift of the setting from the ranch to the road play an important role in the development of the main character elisa in the chrysanthemum

Introduction: what we learn about our friends on a road trip may be very different from what we learn about them in their homes or at school.characters in a story change when they move from one place to another. authors use setting-the time and place of a story-as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character. in john steinbeck's "the chrysanthemums," the shift of the setting from the ranch to the road plays a crucial role in the development of the main character, elisa. conclusion: in conclusion, steinbeck uses the different settings in "the chrysanthemums" to us understand the main character, elisa, more fuly. we first learn about elisa by observing her connection to the chrysanthemum garden and her interactions there. later, different aspects of elisa's character-including her complex feelings-are revealed while she is traveling in a car.