

In contrast to this, however, the Music teacher, Mrs. The teacher, however, blithely responds with “thank you for sharing.” This definitely leads itself to teach children how adults can be complacent in bullying as well. Additionally, Victoria on both of these consequent days feels necessary to point out her jeers toward the Chrysanthemum to the teacher. Two times Chrysanthemum’s parents must cheer her up after she returns from school, with diminishing returns as each consolation make her feel better, but less and less each time. Moreover, she is shown as small in the frame with the very imposing Victoria as a clearly larger character and her two side-kicks, Jo and Rita, are always in toe The children kill her self-esteem in this way they are metaphorically taking life away from her as they tease her. She is described as “wilted” as a flower does when it is dying. When she goes to school however, she is teased by her name. Her love for her name shows the capacity for self-love and confidence and this attitude is nurtured by her parents. She’s confident, she’s happy and she loves her name, really she loves herself. In the beginning Chrysanthemum takes up a majority of the frames that she is in.

Chrysanthemum is saddened by these jeers and always needs to be cheered up, but fortunately it takes one person to say that such a name is beautiful, and the children learn to accept other long names and Chrysanthemum feels empowered.

At first, Chrysanthemum loves her name, but then she goes to school where the other children tease her about her name. The story follows the young mouse Chrysanthemum and her transition into school.
