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The Main Character In Marigolds
The Main Character in the short story “Marigolds” can most definitely be relatable to in the real world because everyone grows up and matures. In this short story, the main character Lizabeth starts off as an innocent child, But then throughout the story experiences emotional discoveries of guilt, compassion, and remorse when she immensely hurts another person, an elder named Ms. Lottie, emotionally “Of course I could not express the things that I knew about Miss Lottie as I stood there awkward and ashamed.” This relates to life because Everyone starts innocent, then eventually matures as we open up to new and memorable experiences. Similarly, we can relate to Lizabeth at the point in time she fell into confusion and rage, and resorted to destroying
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