Summary Of Marigolds By Eugenia Collier

At the end of paragraph two of “Marigolds” written by Eugenia Collier Lizabeth “remembers [the marigold] quite vividly now as [she] desperately pass away the time waiting for you, who will not come” (1) this is more than likely Lizabeth talking about how she is waiting for Ms. Lottie’s forgiveness for her destructive actions as a child. For example, when Lizabeth is an adult, she begins to remember her time as a child during the great depression and primarily her days spent terrorizing Ms. Lottie. When Lizabeth “was suddenly more women than child” (1) she began thinking of Ms. Lottie’s yard years ago and the time that she had destroyed her [Ms. Lottie’s.] marigolds. This shows that more than likely Lizabeth felt remorseful about her actions

Eugenia Collier, the author of the short story Marigolds makes great use of literary devices such as imagery, diction, flashback, and juxtaposition in a way that creates a voice for the narrator that conveys both the regret over, and possibly the longing for her childhood. The diction, that is, the vocabulary choice is expertly combined with imagery, or the unique descriptions and sensory details, in order to allow the reader to formulate the experiences and the surroundings of the narrator's childhood in their imaginations. Flashback is used to allow the narrator to not only explain how she viewed the events of her past as a child, but to compare these views with her adult feelings of the same events. Juxtaposition aids in further explaining the connection between the setting and emotions of the main character, creating a better picture of the narrator’s life. These elements all combine to construct a narrative that effectively conveys the coming of age theme.

Due to the lack of entertainment, Lizabeth and her friends have to resort to bothering Miss Lottie for fun, and they compel Lizabeth to ransack the marigolds Miss Lottie pours her love into. At first, she is hesitant to perform such an immature act, but her friends continue to taunt her, jeering, “You scared, Lizabeth?”(Collier 3). Their attitude influences her negatively;not only does it encourage behavior that is pointless and problematic, it also makes Lizabeth feel as if she is somehow less of a person if she does

In the short story, “Marigolds,” by Eugenia Collier, the theme that is shown through the story is, “Beauty can be found even in the darkest times.” An example of this theme is represented through Lizabeth’s thoughts after she tears apart Miss Lottie’s marigolds. As Miss Lottie looms over Lizabeth, she thinks, “The witch was no longer a witch but only a broken old woman who had dared to create beauty in the midst of ugliness and sterility. She had been born in squalor and lived in it all her life” (Collier 223). This shows Lizabeth’s realization that the “witch” she had known for all her childhood years was simply a woman who wanted to create beauty through her wretched condition.

The transformation in people's lives is caused by a variety of factors. There are a variety of these factors, but none is more influential than stress. In Eugenia Collier’s short story Marigolds, it tells the narrative of a young African-American girl living in rural Maryland. Due to her frustration with life, she tears up Miss Lottie’s marigolds. In the story Marigolds, the author uses the narrator’s transformation and characterization to convey that identity is only found in times of crisis.

In the short story “Marigolds”, the author, Eugenia Collier, uses several key events throughout the short story to represent the unseen cage that the main character, Lizabeth, is trapped in, and ultimately breaks. The story is set in a shanty town, likely taking place during the Great Depression. Throughout the story, Lizabeth goes through a difficult stage in life, a stage in which she is in conflict about whether she wants to be a carefree, innocent child, or an educated, compassionate adult. The climax of the story, when Lizabeth tears and rips up Miss Lottie’s marigolds, is such an emotional moment for Lizabeth that she finally completes her transition to adulthood, understands her endless cycle of poverty, and breaks the final bar of the cage.

The transformations in people are caused by a variety of circumstances. Within the variety of these circumstances, stress is the most influential one. In Eugenia Collier’s short story Marigolds, it tells the narrative of a young African-American girl living in rural Maryland. Due to her frustration with life, she destroys Miss Lottie’s marigolds. In the story Marigolds, the author uses the narrator’s transformation and characterization to convey that identity is only found in times of crisis.

Writers are able to leave their personal fingertips on their pieces, which is why writing is such a beautiful hobby. Whether one is writing poetry, short stories, novels, scripts, articles, etc., the diversity and uniqueness is absolutely amazing. In order for writers to keep their pieces original, they use literary devices such as imagery, juxtaposition, and diction. These devices help create something called voice, which is essentially the special way an author writes, including word choice and the way the author communicates his or hers ideas. These three literary devices are used frequently in the short story “Marigolds,” and each of them contribute to the author’s voice.

In the story “Marigolds,” the author, Eugenia Collier, uses voice elements to support the poignant tone of the story. In the story, Collier includes a metaphor that evokes a feeling of sadness when her father cried. Lizabeth heard “[her] father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child,” (Collier 404). This reveals that Lizabeth’s father is the strong foundation that built the family and gave it confidence, love, encouragement, and a role model. Although was the foundation of the family, his wife worked every day making her the breadwinner. The metaphor eventually destroys Lizabeth confidence because her dad is crying and that gives her insecurities that something is going wrong. This relates to the poignant tone because the metaphor evokes the feeling of sadness.

All the Marigols And The Migrant Mother The Great Depression Era,a time in American history when the nation feel into a time of poverty and hopelessness. People standing in lines for hours for a bowl of soup and a piece of bread.When jobs were few no matter how desperatly people looked for them.Doing without and wondering if or when a better time would come. The story "Marigolds"by Eugenia Collier is the memories of Lizabeth, a fourteen year old black girl in rural Maryland.When I think of that time and place ,I only remember the dry September of the dirt roads and grassless yards of the shantytown where I lived.Memory is an abstract painting - it does not present things as they are,but rather as they feel. Another inconsistency of memory, a brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust, Miss Lottie's marigolds. Lizabeth has a lot of memories.Fishing for minnows with cupped hands just to have them slip away.Loafing around trying to find something to do.The Childrens favorit thing to do was to annoy Miss Lottie.An old Indian woman they called a witch. Why ,when her shack seemed like it would fall down at anytime would she have beautiful mounds of

Most of the time there is a moment in life where one realizes they have lost all innocence and gained some compassion.  “Marigolds” shows how one young girl transferred from a child to young adult through her life experiences.  Throughout this story another young, but at the same time old in her prime, lady’s experiences are revealed:  the author’s.  In this short story, “Marigolds,” Eugenia Collier’s subconscious is unmasked through symbolism, diction, and Lizabeth’s actions.

From the impressive imagery of gorgeous, mountainous landscape, to the metaphoric representation of hardships displayed as seasons in a year, the coming of age novel Where the Lilies Bloom brings to life the struggles of surviving in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1950’s. In this story, some of the main characters featured are the four siblings, Mary Call, Romey, Ima Dean, and Devola Luther. Other important characters include an evolving man, Kiser Pease, and a contrasting elder couple, Mr. and Mrs. Connell. There are many layers to this intriguing novel that are portrayed in the journey of Mary Call and her family, finding a way to survive without taking charity, as instructed by their recently deceased father. Though it may not be apparent at first view, Where the Lilies Bloom authored by Bill and Vere Cleaver, actually shares many similarities to the quite popular and well known children’s story, Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

For every individual, there is a time when innocence is lost as the result of an experience or impactful event. In Alice Walker's, "The Flowers," Walker tells the story of Myop, a young African-American girl that ventures out and explores the environment that she lives close to. As a child that can see only the beauty in life, Myop comes in contact with an unfamiliar and life-altering experience that is nothing like anything she has seen before. Through the use of foreshadowing and symbolism, Walker illuminates the theme of loss of innocence.

As much confidence as she had, she also has weaknesses that brought down her character and her emotions were a big part of her strengths as well as her weakness. Going out of her way to find her husband that she loved dear, she was blinded by the facts of maybe the man had let her go and lost all interest in her or having searched for twenty-five years and finally finding him and he does not remember her. Liza Jane is a confident woman but she forced herself to stay in the past and not move on in her bright future after slavery. Her love for a man who possibly had forgotten about her still ran on for the twenty-five years and finally come to find him and not realize it, it was a weakness that brought down her character and also placed a weight

Many grown up people want to go back to their young lives as there are more freedom and more time to relax. Life as a child is much easier than an adult where troubles are dealt with parents. Children have a simple mind and unstable emotions. In the poems below, they can show all the emotions and feelings a child will have. In both Half Past Two and In Mrs Tilscher’s Class, it show the power of teacher over the students, and children have no power at all. Then in both Spring and Fall and Piano, they both talk about how adults feel about childhood and how they think about childhood in the adults’ view. In Childhood, the poem shows how a child changes her thoughts about adulthood after seeing her aunt’s actions on picking up the beads. Lastly in the poem Hide and Seek, it shows how vulnerable a child can be in the event happened in the poem.