1. People Who Survive: The Great Depression and “Marigolds”
9/18/2017

2. Marigolds by Eugenia W. Collier2

3. “. . . one cannot have both compassion and innocence.”
from “Marigolds” by Eugenia W. Collier 3

4. HARDSHIPS DURING DEPRESSION
The Great Depression brought hardship, homelessness, and hunger to millions
Across the country, people lost their jobs, and their homes
Some built makeshifts shacks out of scrap material
Before long whole shantytowns (sometimes called Hoovervilles sprung up

5. Unemployed men wait in line for food
SOUP KITCHENS
One of the common features of urban areas during the era were soup kitchens and bread lines
Soup kitchens and bread lines offered free or low-cost food for people
Unemployed men wait in line for food

6. When/Where Marigolds takes place
                                         
When/Where Marigolds takes place
Marigolds takes place during the Great Depression
Life was difficult during the Great Depression
Families in rural Maryland were always facing hard times
The rural Maryland wasn’t very wealthy
Lizabeth lived in a town with a lot of grassless yards and dirt

7. Identify and Explain two symbols used in the text
Dust
Marigolds

8. Describe the setting.
Identify 2 descriptions of poverty in the character's past.

9. Characterize Miss Lottie – use evidence from the story to support your opinion
Character’s description
Character’s actions
Character’s responses

10. Interpret the character's words and behaviors to determine why Lizabeth destroyed the marigolds.

11. Comment on validity of the statement “One cannot have both compassion and innocence”

12. Explain the meaning of the final two sentences in the story:
“For one does not have to be ignorant and poor to find that his life is as barren as the dusty yards of our town. And I too have planted marigolds.”

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