Marigolds by Eugenia Collier

1. Ashamed

1.1. The author believes that you can feel ashamed for your actions.

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1.2. The author believes that your actions can have an impact on others, which will cause you to be ashamed.

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1.2.1.1. "Of course I could not express the things that I knew about Miss Lottie as I stood there awkward and ashamed."

2. Growing up

2.1. The author believes that there comes a time when one needs to take responsibility for their actions.

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2.2. The author believes that Lizabeth is no longer a little girl, but now a mature women.

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2.2.1.1. "That violent, crazy act was the last act of childhood."

3. Poverty

3.1. The author believes that living in poverty can impact the decisions that you make.

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3.1.1.1. "My mother, who was small and soft, was now the strength of the family; my father,who was the rock on which the family had been built, was sobbing like the tiniest child. Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion."

3.2. The author believes that living in poverty, can cause you to have anger.

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4. Compassion

4.1. The author believes that Lizabeth has compassion for Miss Lottie.

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4.2. The author believes that you can have regrets for your actions.

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4.2.1.1. "hiswas the beginning of compassion, and one cannot have both compassion and innocence."