Marigold Reflection

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So have you heard of a marigold? It’s a type of flower. Have you’ve heard of a book called marigolds If not let me tell you a bit about it. In this story it tells you the life of a poor girl who learns a thing or two about life after she destroys an old lady’s flowers and without thinking about how it could mess with the lady. If you haven’t read it it’s a nonfiction book by Eugenia collier. You should go read it. Bu for the people that did read it in this story I’ll be telling you about 2 themes I found in the story. So let’s get right in to it.

The first theme of the story is think before you act. I say this because if she would have thought about what she was about to do before she destroyed the marigolds she might have known if she

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