The narrative is told from the perspective of a third-person subjective narrator. In the story, Chrysanthemum faces both of these challenges. For various reasons, many kids go through a phase where they either despise their name or are teased mercilessly. Chrysanthemum is a regular girl with a long name with a floral motif. Henkes illustrates the benefits and drawbacks of being unique through the protagonist Chrysanthemum’s unusually long name of 13 letters in a work of realistic fiction about a typical child’s life at school. Henkes illustrates the importance of following the Golden Rule through the experiences of a mouse during the highly social phase of a child’s development: preschool. As a result, the story also has elements of fantasy. Mice in the modern era are not capable of speech or human-like behavior. The story’s plot and central message are grounded in realism, but the fact that the protagonists are mice gives the story a unique twist. This 1991 publication is categorized as contemporary realistic fiction because the challenges, solutions, and overarching messages are relevant to today’s society and important for kids to comprehend. Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes, “Chrysanthemum” is a classic children’s book with a profound meaning within (Henkes, 1991).
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