Why Does Lizabeth Destroy the Marigolds?

Lizabeth was so upset by her own life and her father's tears that she became angry and confused. In her confusion, she chooses to let out her own anger by destroying something, the marogolds, because they were precious to Miss Lottie.

Why did Lizabeth hate the marigolds?

Why did Lizabeth destroy the Marigolds? The night before she was very upset to hear her father cry and she realized how poor and hopeless her life was, so she wanted revenge, she was angry and took it out on Miss Lottie.

When Miss Lottie caught Lizabeth destroying the marigolds what did she do?

Then Lizabeth comes along. In an adolescent temper tantrum, she destroys Miss Lottie's marigolds. She tears them up by their roots, tramples them, and mangles every last one.