Everyone goes through a dreary point in their lives. In these times, it is critical to remain hopeful and search for the light at the end of the tunnel. To remain focused on the silver lining in the dark rain cloud. “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier conveys imagery by contrasting hope in dark times through yellow, hopeful, marigolds against a decaying, rotting, town.
Mrs. Lotties beautiful, flourishing, yellow marigolds contrast against the rotting house they stand before. Yellow, representing hope and happiness for not only the house, but also the town and the people who inhabit it. In paragraph 1, Collier states that the “brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust” is one of the few memories she has. The color yellow marigolds not
Mrs. Lotties beautiful, flourishing, yellow marigolds contrast against the rotting house they stand before. Yellow, representing hope and happiness for not only the house, but also the town and the people who inhabit it. In paragraph 1, Collier states that the “brilliant splash of sunny yellow against the dust” is one of the few memories she has. The color yellow marigolds not