“The Flowers” by Alice Walker is an intriguing short story with heaps of substantial symbols and messages. On the other hand, coming of age is a significant theme that is represented vastly throughout the story. To start, initially Myop is a young, innocent ten-year-old girl living in her picturesque and tranquil life where no violence, inequality, or inhumanity exists. For instance, “It seemed to Myop as she skipped lightly… that the days had never been as beautiful as these. She was ten, and nothing existed for her but her song…” From the two sentences above one can see that she, Myop, never noticed the rising racial tension happening with African Americans. Nonetheless, as the story progresses and unravels, Myop soon encounters herself
