In “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier, Lizabeth loses her innocence when she was almost fifteen. Because Lizabeth regretted her actions, she learned compassion. When her dad cried from work, she wasn’t aware of how bad things were. She destroyed the marigolds because she hated Ms. Lottie’s marigolds which made her lose her mind. By regretting her actions of throwing rocks at Miss Lottie’s marigolds. She is ashamed of herself, she didn’t notice her father’s silence. Being a child in Lizabeth thought that it was fun, but the woman in her flinched and thought about the malicious attack. After that, Lizabeth felt so ashamed that it lasted until afternoon. Lizabeth has never heard a tear from her father for the first time, she has never heard a grown,