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Marigolds By Eugenia Collier And The Scarlet Ibis By James Hurst

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Two stories that share the same theme related to the search for meaning are in the stories “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier and “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. The theme both stories share is loss of innocence within their childhood.Both stories view the aspects of discrimination,and the struggles of growing up. In the story Marigolds, it captures the moments of when a young girl named Lizabeth loses her innocence.Lizabeth is a young girl that lives in a poverty neighborhood in rural Maryland during the Great Depression.Ms. Lottie is an old lady that doesn't like anyone in her neighborhood except her son, John Burke. Ms.Lottie had these special flowers that she always had, and took care of and no one knew why, especially in the neighborhood …show more content…

Certainly they did not fit in with the crumbling decay of the rest of her yard.” Or this quote “We children hated those Marigolds. They interfered with the perfect ugliness of the place.” These quotes undermining the aspects of the struggles of their neighborhood, and how bad it was that not one pretty thing could fix it or let any of the children have hope. Lizabeth got angry one night and decided to ruin Miss.Lottie's Marigolds. Lizabeth had gotten a strange look from Ms.Lottie. This moment in the story made her realize that she had lost her innocence in her childhood and her womanhood began. In the story "The Scarlet Ibis” it undergoes a relationship between two brothers, Doodle and his older brother. Doodle's real name is William Armstrong because his parents thought the name would look good on a tombstone since he was not destined to live for very long. Doodle was born with a weak heart condition which made him have physical limitations and a fragile body. Doodle's brother was embarrassed by his condition and actually thought about killing Doodle by smothering him with a pillow because he didn’t like being with him all the

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