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Lisabeth Marigolds Character Analysis
The theme of Marigolds is poverty, maturity, and the connection between innocence and compassion. The symbolism in the story are the marigolds, because of their beauty during the hard times, and also poverty and desperate surroundings. Another example of symbolism in the story is fear because before she went on her rampage, she had fear towards her future after the Depression. My character analysis of Lisabeth is that she grew up from a violent child to a very mature woman. Nobody understood why there were marigolds outside the house when it was only showing the love and joy that Miss. Lottie had that was left in her. When she fought with the marigolds, the child in her had gone and a mature woman sprouted out. Lisabeth’s use of diction is
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