Marigolds
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- Marigolds by Eugenia Collier. Exposition:
- Marigolds by Eugenia Collier. Rising Action 1:
- Hey, Lizabeth, let’s go somewhere.
- Marigolds by Eugenia Collier. Rising Action 2:
- Look, there she is... She’s fooling with them crazy flowers.
- In this scene from the story, Lizabeth, the fourteen year old main character, describes her childhood through memories. Since her family lived through the Great Depression, all she remembers are the dirt roads and houses which were nearly collapsing (except Miss Lottie's Marigolds which stood out in the picture). Her mother worked long busy days while her father quested for a domestic job. Unable to take care of his family, two of Lizabeth's younger siblings were sent of to relatives who were able to take better care of them, and she lived with her younger brother Joey.
- Marigolds by Eugenia Collier. Climax:
- Lizabeth and her brother were only vaguely aware of their family's poverty during the Great Depression. During this scene, while Lizabeth is day dreaming about a boy, Joey suggests that they go on an adventure to help pass time. Joey and some other kids briefly argue then finally decide to visit Miss Lottie.
- Marigolds by Eugenia Collier. Falling Action:
- Old Miss Lottie who seemed like she was at least a 100 years old, lived in a house which was nearly collapsing. She lived with her slightly strange son, John Burke, which blended in with the house's raggedy condition. However, the one thing that did stand out were Miss Lottie's Marigolds. And for some odd reason, the kids desperately wanted to destroy those precious flowers which they envied.
- Marigolds by Eugenia Collier. Resolution:
- Suddenly Joey came up with an idea. He ordered the others to start collecting stones however, Lizabeth didn't. For some reason she thought that the act would be silly. However Joey challenged her, questioning her strength. A sense of fire arose inside her and she began to lead the act. They began to throw stones at Miss Lottie's Marigolds, beheading them. Instantly, Miss Lottie fought back. She demanded the children to return home and cried for John Burke to help. In enormous rage, Lizabeth started chanting and calling Miss Lottie an old witch and the others followed.
- When Lizabeth returned home, she felt an extreme amount of embarrassment due to the act which she had just led on. She even had an argument with Joey before she decided to take an unsettling nap. She awoke to the sound of her parents and overheard the conversation. Lizabeth's dad felt an extreme amount of hopelessness and guilt because he could not take care for his family. Hearing her dad crying and trembling made Lizabeth feel tremendously upset.
- Twenty-two years, Maybelle, twenty-two years and I got nothing for you, nothing, nothing.
- Due to the immense amount of disturbance Lizabeth was going through, she set out for another adventure to get her mind off things. She asked Joey if he wanted to join her and he thought she had gone crazy because it was 4 in the morning. She had no idea where she was headed but she ended up finding herself at Miss Lottie's. She galloped towards the Marigolds and started ripping them apart and destroying every single one while Joey was crying for her to stop. Then she saw Miss Lottie, and this time she saw her with a different perspective. Marking an end to her childhood, She realized that Miss Lottie's Marigolds had held a sense of hope and freedom in the society which they lived in.
- Lizabeth, stop, please stop!
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