... starts of with Claudia, a friend of Pecola, saying "Quiet as it's kept there were no marigolds in the fall of 1941. We thought, at the time it was because Pecola was having her father's baby that the marigolds did not grow." This introduction is to introduce the idea that some seeds that are planted are ... what society finds "beautiful". Morrison depicts many descriptions throughout the book, which helped me build up the characters. Morrison's writing was very easy for me to read and understand what she was trying to say or illustrate to the reader. However, her writing style did confu...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... if society actually does try to predict events by seasons. Through placing different events in different seasons, especially summer, Morrison leads you to expect the unexpected, and teaches you to read without letting your beliefs take charge. In the book, autumn is interpreted to represent the end of childhood. Many people confuse the ending of childhood and the beginning of adulthood ... the seeds too deeply, how it was the fault of the earth, the land, of our town. I even think now that the land of the entire country was hostile to marigolds that year. This soil is bad for certain ki...

• Word Count: 1519
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... is affronted by the town grocer, she is teased by the neighborhood boys, and is also blamed for killing a cat. This is when I started to get excited and I started to read further into the book. 8. The main turning point in the story is when Pecola's father, Cholly, rapes her. Pecola is changed because now she is pregnant from her father. Claudia ... and Frieda are changed because they do not sell the marigolds sells instead they plant the seeds and they said if they grow everything will be alright, but if they do not grow something bad will happen. Cholly is changed because ... ...

• Word Count: 879
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School