The chrysanthemums

The main character, a female, struggles with the sexist opinions and views which hold her back from doing what she wishes in life.  Wanting to work as a male would in her time, she is quickly rejeted as this idea of hers is surfaced. In return to this rejection, she runs away and attempts to get away from the common view in society. As this is clearly impossible to escape she soon returns home. With her arrival, she unsuccessfully runs away from this problem and difference in opinion has bothered her the most. Succumbing to society she falls back into the normal pattern of a woman in her time, a reality check of the ideal she can not escape from.