How does lizabeth interact with miss lottie in "marigolds"? lizabeth is afraid of miss lottie because she thinks the old woman is a witch, so she avoids her house. lizabeth is intrigued by miss lottie and her marigolds, so she enjoys going by miss lottie's house to see her garden. lizabeth thinks miss lottie and her marigolds are strange, and her frustration with her own life drives lizabeth to destroy the woman's flowers. lizabeth knows that miss lottie doesn't like to be bothered, but she encourages the other children to tease the woman.

Lizabeth thinks Miss Lottie and her marigolds are strange, and her frustration with her own life drives her to destroy the woman's flowers

Explanation:

Miss Lottie is a woman who has been through a lot of bad things in her life, plus she has a disabled child who is totally dependent on her. Mrs. Lottie always seems sad, but she takes care of her marigolds with all the zeal and affection she can.

Because of all this, Lizabeth finds Miss Lottie weird just like the marigolds she loves so much. One day Lizabeth hears her parents talking about money, they are broke and they don't know how they will make a living. She is very sad and angry when she hears this, so she runs out of the house, goes to Miss Lottie's house, and destroys the marigolds.

Miss Lottie is very sad, but does not scold the girl. Over time, Lizabeth realizes how selfish she was to destroy the marigolds and provoke Miss Lottie's sadness. Marigolds was the only beautiful thing Miss Lottie had, these flowers gave her hope that life could be good.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).