History Literature / Chrysanthemum

* AnAesop: You should always love yourself, even if other people tease you about the things that make you special.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Chrysanthemum has pure white fur, like her mother.

* ArcWords: "Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum, Chrysanthemum." First used to emphasize that Chrysanthemum loves her name, then to underline that she can't get away from the thing everyone is laughing at her for, and then used one more time when Chrysanthemum starts to love her name again.

''Chrysanthemum'' is a 1991 children's picture book by Kevin Henkes.

* CastingGag: In-universe, Chrysanthemum--a girl named after a flower--is cast as a daisy in the class play. Victoria, Jo, and Rita think it's hilarious, and chant, "Chrysanthemum's a daisy! Chrysanthemum's a daisy!"

* PlayingATree: Used as a plot point. The titular character, who is already being bullied by her classmates for her EmbarrassingFirstName, is cast as a daisy in the class musical, prompting [[GirlPosse Victoria, Jo and Rita]] to laugh at her even more. However, their music teacher gets them to stop teasing her by revealing that she is also named after a flower and that she thinks Chrysanthemum's name is beautiful. Even the nature of the trope itself is subverted: the epilogue reveals that "Chrysanthemum was absolutely perfect as a daisy" (while the AlphaBitch forgot all of her lines).

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Chrysanthemum's father is seen reading a self-help book titled ''[[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet A Rose By Any Other Name]]...Understanding Identity.''

For another book by the same author, see ''Literature/LillysPurplePlasticPurse'' and ''Literature/WemberlyWorried''.

For another book by the same author, see ''Literature/LillysPurplePlasticPurse''.