In chapters thirty and thirty two, Steinbeck includes Black Marigolds, a translated extract from the Sanskrit, written by Chauras, a young Kashmiri poet. ... (145 words; 7 sentences) In chapter thirty, Black Marigolds is simply regarded as an enjoyable reading which Doc recounts aloud to his guest. ... (293 words; 10 sentences) All in all, despite serving as a pleasantry for the reader, I believe that Black Marigolds clearly portrays various situations of Cannery Row. ... Seen that Steinbeck decided to include it, one can conclude that he believed that the piece was worthy of bei...

• Word Count: 1169
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The story 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." ... Morrison's writing was very easy for me to read and understand what she was trying to say or illustrate to the reader. ... I don't think I have read enough books or am old enough to appreciate the language she has used and how she used it, but I did notice that I have never read a book wrote quite the way she has done and I found it very ...

• Word Count: 877
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

As soon as she learned how to read, it became one of her favorite things to do; she read the works of great authors such as Jane Austen, Leo Tolstoy, and Gustave Flaubert, who all impressed her in different ways. ... I was the only black in the class and the only child who could read....

• Word Count: 2626
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is when I started to get excited and I started to read further into the book. 8. ... 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. ...

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

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. ... I even think now that the land of the entire country was hostile to marigolds that year. ...

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