When Collier uses the metaphor in paragraph 4, what she means is:
D. being poor limited their opportunities in life.
"Marigolds" is a short story by author Eugenia W. Collier (born in Baltimore in 1928). The narrator is Lizabeth, and the story is set during the Great Depression.
The<u> fourth paragraph</u> of the story provides a sad description of Lizabeth's reality growing up during the Depression. She talks about her poorneighborhood and how poverty was like a cage for them.
The narrator uses that metaphor to summarize what she said previously in the paragraph. Being poor meant not only being hungry, but also being culturally deprived.
She and the other children had no access to information, <u>did not understand </u>the reason of the extent of their poverty.
Without proper food, education, and opportunities, they were condemned to remain poor.
In conclusion, letter D is the best option to explain the metaphor, since poverty meant deprivation of opportunities for Lizabeth and the others.
Ruth explains to Mr. Thorpe that he is now in homesteading country and people in there take care of themselves, so they are not willing to accept his help or change their ways. She stays firm to her convictions and explains this to him in a respectful way.
He is trying to get that memory of the dream back. When it says "That i chase madly but can't catch". I might not be correct but i am giving an educated guess cause he isn't confident or excited that the dream memory is drifting away.
