...Do you even think that the marigolds are real? Marigolds are these yellow flower that where in Miss Lottie. The author wrote the point from childhood to and in adulthood. The genre is information because the narrator is telling us information how life happen, what life was about. I believe that Miss. Lottie had flowers in yard because it said she did in the book. Marigolds are the first theme because at the beginning it talks about how the marigold were flower that told Miss. Lottie things. The flower told her good things For Example good things that were going to happen to, to her. She had like the flowers so much that when they where ruin she made them again. The marigolds where the best thing that happen to her that she would protect...
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...Even a short story taking place during the Great Depression and a novel about a young man's journey across a vast desert can have similarities. In the short story, “Marigolds”, by Eugenia Collier, the marigolds represent hope and all positive aspects. In the novel, The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, there are profuse amounts of symbolism, yet the most noteworthy being that of alchemy which represents Santiago's, or the protagonists, need to rid himself of impurities. These symbols are similar seeing as the marigolds are too perfect amongst the destruction surrounding them, making them an impurity which Lizabeth, the primary character in “Marigolds,” destroys as her right of passage; equivalent to Santiago having to rid himself of impurities to...
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...be doing at my house at four in the morning? I heard the slight whispers of children outside my door, with the sound of tearing plus the snapping of plants, stomping and trampling over and over. I overheard a boy asking someone to stop whatever they’re doing. Being the curious woman I am, I went to investigate. I got up and walked out my door, and smelled the early morning aroma of my marigolds and the fresh scent of the outside world. As I looked over to at the marigolds to remind myself how much brighter they made the land, I noticed a...
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...Marigolds by Eugenia W. Collier explores the childhood of Lizabeth through her flashback of the events leading to her loss of innocence. After Lizabeth’s loss of innocence, she claims “one cannot have both compassion and innocence” as a result of her malicious actions against Miss Lottie. The innocent does not have compassion displayed through Lizabeth’s reversal and catharsis. Lizabeth’s reversal occurs at the realization that the world “lost its boundary lines” (P.4) seeing the difference between her beliefs and reality. “Boundary lines” symbolize her belief that her father is the strength while her mother is the support. Lizabeth’s world shakes when these beliefs are “lost” or reversed from what she had known. The pent up emotions led up...
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...Marigolds: Marigolds are native to South America, Mexico and the southwestern United States. Marigolds tend to have bright orange and yellow blooms. Depending on the type of marigold, they can grow from six to forty- eight inches tall, with a spread of six to thirty- six inches wide. The tallest marigolds which are called American marigolds have grown up to five feet tall. Marigolds normally grow in the seasons of spring, summer, and autumn. They are sensitive to the cold and will not survive a frost. The variety of colors that marigolds can include are orange, red, maroon, yellow, or mixed. They also tend to have a strong aroma. Of all the marigolds, there are four common species: African or American marigolds, French Marigolds, triploids, and single marigolds. Marigolds should be grown in the months of March of April. Marigolds grow best if they are planted in full sun, and they should be planted in well- drained soil. Although marigolds are more resistant to pests than other annuals, they are not immune to several insect problems and disease. In...
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...It is normal for people to face obstacles in their lives that force them to grow up and mature. The protagonists Vita, from Wendy Kaufman’s short story “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street”, and Lizabeth, in Eugenia W. Collier’s short story “Marigolds”, face similar challenges of maturing and taking on the responsibilities of being an adult. In both stories, the main characters find what is holding them back in their lives, whether it be the absence of a family member or poverty, and they work to remove it In Collier’s and Kaufman’s short stories, both authors reveal the importance of finding oneself through maturing; accepting new responsibilities will allow one to become a new independent person. In the story, “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street”, the...
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...In Eugenia Collier’s “Marigolds”, Lisbeth experiences a time in life when we transform from our childish state of mind to the understanding and wiser mind of an adult just as the same, Jem is coming to this age event in “Chapter 11” of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Both of these stories are different but are similar in many ways, in that each of the story’s protagonists lash out against its older antagonist characters and their flowers. The protagonists Jem and Lisbeth are both children that live in a poverty stricken town that are going through a period of their life when they are going to be transitioning from a child to a grown up and ended up wiser at the end. The antagonists Miss Lottie and Mrs. Dubose are both women have a garden of flowers whom the main characters doesn't like and ends up having them destroyed for the kids to learn a lesson. Theses outcomes are the consequences of the protagonists’ actions and reactions of the other characters even though the women were not...
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...In the story “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier, Lizabeth feels that the boundary lines in her world have changed when she, Joey and his friends throw pebbles at the marigolds, when her father cries, and when she tears apart Miss Lottie’s flowers in the night. First off, Lizabeth is a fourteen-year-old girl living in the Great Depression, in a small poverty-stricken town. She is at the age where she feels she is becoming more woman than child. In the beginning, according to Lizabeth, about the moment they were preparing to attack the marigolds, “I just stood there… torn between wanting to join the fun and feeling that it was all a bit silly,¨ (page 3). Lizabeth, Joey and his friends were hiding in the bushes, collecting stones, as they were getting ready to chuck the rocks at the marigolds Miss Lottie was tending. Lizabeth wanted to help...
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...GROWTH OF MARIGOLD FLOWERS ABSTRACT: Marigold Snow Drift flowers begin to sprout within one to two weeks and grow anywhere from six inches to three feet in length. Caffeine acts as a stimulant that temporarily increases alertness and energy. The purpose of this experiment is to determine if caffeine has an effect on stimulating and accelerating the growth of Snow Drift Marigold flowers. Fifty Marigold flowers were grown; half of the experimental units were planted with caffeine and the remaining half set as the control. The marigold’s growth rates are then monitored to observe whether there are significant changes in development due to the exposure of caffeine. After...
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...What if you played the part of Lizabeth in the story Marigolds? How would you react to the memories you miss? What would you have done to help your family out back during the Great Depression. Well i’m going to tell you about the story Marigolds wrote by Eugenia Collier a story wrote during the Great Depression. First there was this one girl named Lizabeth and some kids who went to go throw rocks and pick on Miss Lottie because she stayed in an old dull brown beat up house but she had a small beautiful garden in the garden that Miss Lottie had was fresh painted red,orange, and yellow flowers was called Marigolds. Some evidence show that the kids threw rocks at Miss Lottie and her son. Then Lizabeth realized why Miss...
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...Marigolds The plot of Marigolds by Eugenia Collier is basically to teach us all a lesson about growing up. In the story, one of the main characters, Lizabeth is going through hard times with her family due to The Great Depression. Her father has lost his job and is no longer the main supporter of the family. Because Lizabeth’s world is so upside down she seems to be having a hard time with the fact of growing from childhood into womanhood. In this story, Lizabeth gets peer-pressured into throwing rocks at the only beautiful thing left in her neighborhood, her neighbor, Miss Lottie’s Marigolds. After getting herself together, she realized what she did was very wrong. Lizabeth felt much regret towards her actions and was very disappointed in herself. The Necklace In...
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...My own marigolds like the one in the story “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier was a simple yet elegant plastic painting in the shape of a penguin. I got it as a return gift from a birthday party I attended when I was about 10-12 years old. After painting it the best as I could I had to let it dry so I had the best idea ever which was to put it over an air vent so that the drying process would be sped up. I put my painting near the air vent that leads to the porch. Then came time for the monthly potluck at Pranav’s house. Pranav is my indian friend. The theme for this potluck was indian so my mom brought a huge amount of somasoas. His house is pretty close to mine so we decided that instead of driving to his house we should just walk there. So...
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...In Eugenia W. Collier's "Marigolds", Lizabeth struggles with the emotional transition from childhood to adulthood as she starts feeling torn about her identity as either a child or an adult. The narrator feels that "the child inside [her] [sulks] and [says] it [is] all fun and games" while at the same time "the woman in [her] [flinches] at the malicious attack [she] [led]" on Miss Lottie's marigolds (Collier 86). Even though she would enjoy throwing stones when she was younger, Lizabeth feels conflicted because of things that she normally enjoys now make her feel ashamed of herself. Feeling insecure, she starts to bottle up all of her emotions of figuring out who she is. Lizabeth also feels isolated as "all the smoldering emotions of that summer...
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...The change from childhood to adulthood can be perplexing to perceive. In “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier, the author provides an example of this transition through the main character, Lizabeth, and her relationship with Miss Lottie’s marigolds. Lizabeth lived in the time of the Great Depression where anything that resembled beauty seemed out of place. To her and the other children in her community, the marigolds were the beauty amidst the ugliness of their poverty. Without truly understanding the significance of their existence, she went and destroyed the flowers. The destruction of the flowers caused her to consider Miss Lottie’s motive for planting the marigolds in the first place, which results her in the loss of naivety and the gain of compassion of her and Miss Lottie’s situation. To begin with, Lizabeth slowly started to mature when she apprehended the consequences of her actions and felt remorseful for them. In a part of the story, Lizabeth initiated the onslaught upon Miss Lottie’s marigolds, and after the assault, she did not “join the merriment” with the other children and felt “ashamed” instead. Unlike them and her very own brother, Joey, she felt responsible for what...
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...“Anti-fungal of Marigold (Calendula officinalis) flower extract” I. INTRODUCTION Background of the Study From hundreds of centuries ago, in ancient times, and from times when the human being was active as today on the scene of life and fighting for life, along with his struggles to provide food and clothing, he was thinking about his health, finding ways to live healthy and relieving physical ailments and illness which was later called the medicine and of course the herbal medicine which is now applicable for us. Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul. A popular garden plant, Marigold has been valued for many centuries for its' exceptional healing powers and is particularly remarkable in the treatment of wounds. When used for medicinal purposes, it is commonly referred to as 'Calendula'. (Sunset Western Garden Book) The “marigold” (Calendula officinalis) also called “ruddles”, common marigold, garden marigold, English marigold, or Scottish marigold is a plant in the genus Calendula of the family Asteraceae. It is probably native to southern Europe, though its long history of cultivation makes its precise origin unknown, and it may possibly be of garden origin. It is also widely naturalized further north in Europe (north to southern England) and elsewhere in warm temperate regions of the world. “Marigold” is well known as a wound-healing, antiseptic and stimulating remedy, but in fact modern herbalists...
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