Austin O’mally once said, “A child is an uncut diamond.” This quote shows how fragile a child’s innocence is. Innocence is like glass, beautiful, fragile, and precious, but once it is shattered it is merely impossible to restore. Alice walker reveals the theme -- It is so easy to destroy innocence, so be very careful with it-- through foreshadowing, conflict, and symbolism to reveal the theme of “Flowers”. First and foremost, Walker uses foreshadowing to reveal the theme. At first, Walker shows what Myop is doing before she stumbles upon the body. Walker states, “Myop began to circle back to the house” (Walker 1). This quote shows that Myop is circling back, and this is subtly warning us that something is about to happen. This event happens
