“Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier, showed that you should take time to notice the true meaning behind things. My first quote was by Lizabeth, who said “My father, who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child”(Collier 147). Lizabeth is realising that her father is not the strong man she thought he was. This is because he is unemployed and was crying to her mother about it. The next quote was also by Lizabeth. She said “And I too have Planted marigolds”(Collier 148). Lizabeth is showing that she finally understands what the marigolds really stand for. This all shows how by really thinking about something, you can find the truth.