Fear and Hope in Marigolds

Eugenia Collier's "Marigold" is a memoir of a girl with a color living in the Great Depression. This story is not a problem that society brings to the narrator (Elizabeth), but rather focuses on her conflict. Collier used Kalendura to show that changes from childhood to adulthood fear Elizabeth and Elizabeth is the enemy of sympathy and hope. "Calendula" is about change. Collier chose a girl of "14 years old" (1) year old. Because the layer of conflict was added to the story due to the transition from childhood to adulthood.

The story tells us that a young African-American girl named Lisa harassed herself with a friend at the house of an aged woman (Roti). I threw a stone at marigold and shouted at her. Later, Elizabeth went to the garden and destroyed all Calendula, just to face an elderly woman. The girl telling the story said their encounter was the end of her innocence and childhood. Finally, Elizabeth finally understood that Marigold is a symbol of hope even during difficult times.

The background of this story is a dark, dusty town during depression. Bright Laly Calyptus Lottie has created a feeling of hope and happiness in a sad environment, but there is also a sense of confusion. Children think the reason why there are beautiful calendula in dusty, old and desolated places. Lisa is the protagonist of short story "Marigold". She has also had a dynamic personality because she has experienced many changes. In this story, she reviews the most memorable points of her past and her youth. At first, she was very pessimistic and I did not expect much about the future. She said that "God was chasing miracles at that time with magic, so wait - wait" (Collier, 120). At that time, when she said that God is a miracle thing, she stated that miracles in his community are rare. In addition, this sentence shows Elizabeth's patience.

Eugenia Collier's "Marigold" is a memoir of a girl with a color living in the Great Depression. This story is not a problem that society brings to the narrator (Elizabeth), but rather focuses on her conflict. Collier used Kalendura to show that changes from childhood to adulthood fear Elizabeth and Elizabeth is the enemy of sympathy and hope. "Calendula" is about change. Collier chose a girl of "14 years old" (1) year old. Because the layer of conflict was added to the story due to the transition from childhood to adulthood.