1. maturity
1.1. The author believes that when you get older and mature you start to realize how that you shouldn't have acted that way
1.1.1. "M-miss Lottie!" i scrambled to my feet and just stood there and stared at her and that was the moment when childhood faded and womanhood began." PG:5
1.2. The author believes that by getting older you become more mature and learn from your mistakes
1.2.1. i stood there awkwardly and a shamed PG:5
2. guilt
2.1. The author believes that when you do something wrong you will sometimes feel guilt for what you did
2.1.1. "Miss Lottie died long ago and many years have passed since i last saw her hut completely barren at last for despite my wild contrition she never planted marigolds again: PG:5
2.2. The Author believes that when you feel guilty it makes you want to help the person that made you feel that way
2.2.1. suddenly i was ashamed and i did not like being ashamed". PG:3
3. Growth
3.1. The author believes that if you do something wrong you can always learn from it
3.1.1. i know that that moment marked the end of innocence. innocence involves an unseeing acceptance of things at face value an ignorance of the area below the surface in that humiliating moment i looked beyond myself and into the depth of another person PG 5
3.2. the author believes that the mistakes you do you can learn from them and do better in the future.
3.2.1. "for as i Glazed at the immobile face with the sad,weary eyes, i glazed upon a kind of reality which is hidden to childhood." PG:5
4. Realization
4.1. The author believes that once you realize when you have done something wrong you feel bad
4.1.1. "The witch was no longer a witch but only a broken old woman who dared to create beauty in the midst of ugliness and sterility" PG:5
4.2. The author believes that once you have realization you really and truthfully feel bad for what you did and what to know how to fix it
4.2.1. "The child in me sulked and said it was all in fun but the woman in me filched at the thought of the malicious attack that had led PG:3