How were Lisabeth's actions at the end of the story directly connected to the Great Depression? In story Marigolds

At the end of the tale Lisabeth plants marigolds as a symbol of hope. This is associated with great depression, because hope was all that people had to survive and face the challenges they had.

Explanation:

"Marigolds" is a short story written by Eugenia Collier. In this story, she portrays the difficulties created by the great depression, the concept of hope, poverty, prejudice, maturity and even compassion.

In this story Lisabeth, as a child, acted impulsively and without thinking about her achievements and the meanings of her actions. One day, disgusted by the economic situation of her parents, she decides to destroy the neighbor's marigold plantation. These plants were the only point of happiness and hope that the neighbor had, but Lisabeth only discovered this in the end, when she realized, herself, that marigolds also represented hope for her.