In the comments section, please discuss how "The Far and the Near" is similar to "The Chrysanthemums."
Here are links to the stories in case you need to refresh your memory (or prove a point). :)
"The Far and the Near"
"The Chrysanthemums"
Bonus learning: If you want -just for fun- to see a collegiate take on "The Chrysanthemums," here's an interesting analysis (though feel free to disagree-this is just one person's analysis). Chrysanthemums analysis