Essays on Marigolds

Sometimes the most complicated things can only be fixed with time. An example of this is how complicated the transition from childhood to adulthood is. The short story, ”Marigolds,” by Eugenia W. Collier reveals this transition and its complications that teens have to go through....

Imagine, you are reading a story in class and the teacher asks for the theme. Often, individuals in the class will come up with different answers. This may make you wonder if there is a single right answer. Since the theme is the moral or...

The devastation of The Great Depression was experienced by many during the 1930’s. This event was a very difficult period for many families, especially for African American families in rural Maryland. Many stories have been written about struggling families during the Depression. Children were often...

When do kids become adults? Logically, children can reach adulthood when they are 18 or 21 years old, but their intellectual growth is different. There is a definite age of adulthood, according to our legal system. Legislators have determined to give adult privileges, like voting...

One of the greatest mysteries in the human psychology is the idea of human nature, the idea that humans share similar characteristics that explain our reasoning behind our choices and morals. Two pieces of literature that explore this concept are ‘The Lottery’ by Shirley Jackson...

Eugenia Collier was born on April 6, 1928. Her parents raised her in a loving home, and she grew up influenced by her father’s love of poetry. Collier says that one of her happiest memories was sitting on her fathers lap as he read poems...

The short story ‘Marigolds’ by Eugenia Collier, explores the impact of poverty from the Great Depression not only in the lives of the adult, but also in the children. The confusion of hopelessness and fear of there future is explored throughout the story. During the...

Eugenia Collier is a magnificent author that wrote with perfect accuracy. The events of the story though some fictional have a truth that all history books share in common; the hunger, emotional burdens, dust bowl, poverty, etc. were all real consequences due to the Great...