"Marigolds"

2.Why does Lizabeth destroy Miss Lottie's marigolds?

Because she is frustrated with the situation ,their poverty,her mom that is never home ,her dad that cries like a baby because of their situation.She is mad because of all the things that is happening to her,she is also a teenager ,she gets angry because of nothing and everything just like every teenager do.

3.How does the climax of the story-Lizabeth's destruction of the marigolds-begin a rite of passage from chilhood to the beginning of womanhood?

She is struggling with herself because she is becoming a woman ,she now feel ambarased ,she feel like she is not a child anymore.Destroing the flower was a childish thing to do and she knows that and thats why she was embarased.

4.Why does Miss Lottie never plant marigolds again ,despite lizabeth's "wild contrition"-her sincere remorse?

Miss Lottie never plant marigolds again because even though she cared ,people didnt cared about the marigolds ,if she planted again maybe something would happen again ,the marigolds were all she had and people were jealous of it.



II. Dalai Lama once said "If you want others to be happy,practice compassion.If you want to be happy,practice compassion".In other words she is saying that we need compassion to make people feel happy,even ourselves .We need to care about others as we care for ourselves ,we can't just destroy people's things because later the concequences are worse ,and we regret the things we did.In "Marigolds" the author show us how