Marigolds
At the end of the story, the narrator states, "This was the beginning of compassion, and one
cannot have both compassion and innocence." By this she means that it is impossible to be aware of
the suffering someone is going through, while at the same time judging them only by what they are on
the outside.
Lizabeth is a black girl who is almost 15 years old. She lives with both of her parents and
her 11…
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…longer ignorantly accepts things for what they are at first glance.
Once she has pity on Miss Lottie, she is no longer innocent. She is compassionate now, for she
is aware of what Miss Lottie is going through, and wishes she could help her, as she has never done
before. Because Lizabeth interprets compassion and innocence to be opposite emotions, she is saying
that it is not possible to feel both at the same time.
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