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Summary Of Marigold By Eugenia Collier

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Childhood doesn’t last forever. In this short story “Marigold” the author Eugenia Collier writes a story about a 14-year-old girl, Elizabeth. She lived in the great depression. There was a “witchy” old woman named Miss Lottie, she had a garden full of marigolds. All the children pressured Lizabeth into ruining Ms. Lottie’s garden, and one day Lizabeth sees her father crying because he can’t support the family economically. That’s where Lizabeth snapped and angrily ripped out the marigolds from Ms. Lottie’s garden. After releasing all her anger she knew that she wasn't a child anymore. Collier uses symbolism and imagery to drive the theme when one matures it is not possible to poss both innocence and compassion.
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