1. Emotions
1.1. Our emotions can lead us to bad actions
1.1.1. "I leaped furiously into the mounds of marigolds and pulled madly, trampling and pulling and destroying the perfect yellow blooms. The fresh smell of early morning and of dew-soaked marigolds spurred me on as I went tearing and mangling and sobbing while Joey tugged my dress or my waist crying, “Lizabeth, stop, please stop!”
1.2. What emotions we feel and the action we do that comes with it can make make someone else upset
1.2.1. " The witch was no longer a witch but only a broken old woman who had dared to create beauty in the midst of ugliness "
2. realization
2.1. When we are confronted by our action right then and there we can mature
2.1.1. ” I scrambled to my feet and just stood there and stared at her, and that was the moment when childhood faded and womanhood began. That violent, crazy act was the last act of childhood. "
2.2. When we realize we do something bad we can look back on it and not feel the best about it
2.2.1. " I could not express the things that I knew about Miss Lottie as I stood there awkward and ashamed. The years have put words to the things I knew in that moment, and as I look back upon it, I know that that moment marked the end of innocence."
3. Friendship
3.1. Going out with friends and playing around can be a good thing for you but can also cause trouble for others
3.1.1. "“Y’all git! Go on home!” Then the rest of the kids let loose with their pebbles, storming the flowers and laughing wildly and senselessly at Miss Lottie’s impotent rage. She shook her stick at us and started shakily toward the road crying, “Git ‘long! John Burke! John Burke, come help!”" Page 3
3.2. The friends you hangout with can even lead to bad actions
3.2.1. " we could not name. We had to annoy her by whizzing a pebble into her flowers or by yelling a dirty word, then dancing away from her rage, reveling in our youth and mocking her age. Actually, I think it was the flowers we wanted to destroy" Page 3
4. Sadness
4.1. No matter who you are you can carry sadness
4.1.1. "“Damn, Maybelle”and suddenly he sobbed, loudly and painfully, and cried helplessly and hopelessly in the dark night. I had never heard a man cry before. I did not know men evercried" Page 4
4.2. Sadness can make you feel all types of emotions
4.2.1. " was sobbing like the tiniest child. Everything was suddenly out of tune, like a broken accordion. Where did I fit into this crazy picture? I do not now remember my thoughts, only a feeling of great bewilderment and fear." Page 4