In “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier, Lizabeth lost her innocence when she was almost 15. This story takes place during the Great Depression, which started in 1929. The Great Depression made most people have no jobs to support their family. She thought that her dad was a strong man but one day she saw him being weak and that changed Lizabeth.
One night, she woke up and heard her mom’s voice talking to her dad. She listens to her mom’s soothing and peaceful voice until her dad’s sobbing voice disrupt the peace. Her dad was sobbing because he couldn’t find any job and doesn’t want to use up his wife’s money. Even though she was the only one working in the family and getting things from Mrs.Ellis, but her dad doesn’t want the leavings from the white
One night, she woke up and heard her mom’s voice talking to her dad. She listens to her mom’s soothing and peaceful voice until her dad’s sobbing voice disrupt the peace. Her dad was sobbing because he couldn’t find any job and doesn’t want to use up his wife’s money. Even though she was the only one working in the family and getting things from Mrs.Ellis, but her dad doesn’t want the leavings from the white