Saved in marigolds, what do the following lines from the passage mainly reveal about lizabeth? suddenly i was ashamed, and i did not like being ashamed. the child in me sulked and said it was all in fun, but the woman in me flinched at the thought of the malicious attack that i had led.

The passage reveals that Lizabeth is experiencing a major change; she is understanding how she affects the world around her and is maturing into adulthood.

Explanation: In the story "Marigolds" by Eugenia Collier, Lizabeth struggles with change in her maturity. Lizabeth went from carelessly destroying marigolds, to understanding what she did was wrong because she destroyed the one thing that gave Miss Lottie happiness.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.