Marigolds by Eugenia W. Collier

1. Growth

1.1. Sometimes you can't just stay the same when the things around you change.

1.2. "and that was the moment when childhood faded and womanhood began. " pg 5

2. Guilt

2.1. You should look back and realize when you make mistakes.

2.2. "I stood there awkward and ashamed. "pg 5

3. compassion

3.1. Learning that things are no longer good show you can care more about the world.

3.2. "This was the beginning of compassion, and one cannot have both compassion and innocence." pg 5

4. Maturity

4.1. when you learn about how bad things are you must accept it and make it better.

4.2. "The world had lost its boundary lines. " pg 4

5. Empathy

5.1. You can understand others if you try hard enough.

5.2. " I looked beyond myself and into the depths of another person." pg 5