Topic > Summary of Marigolds by Eugenia W. Collier - 562

She says to her brother, "If you want to come, come." In the story, Elizabeth feels like her life is falling apart. His mother is never there, while his father can't find a job. Poverty took a toll on his parents. Listening to her father cry helplessly troubled her. All these causes push Elizabeth to take out her anger and anguish on the Marigolds. He follows her; Chasing her along the road, Elizabeth approached the marigolds. Pull the marigolds from the ground. Soon, Miss Lottie found herself in front of her. The book states: “And that was the moment childhood faded and womanhood began. That violent and crazy act was the last of your childhood.” This passage clearly shows how Elizabeth is growing out of her