Right before the Great Depression, people were living this life of luxury in the Roaring 20s. Consider the look in the woman's face. How does the nostalgia read in her eyes, her body language, and so on. You can connect this feeling of nostalgia with the quote about the marigolds reflecting "the strangest times." Consider how the speaker portrays this feeling of nostalgia or the memory of what once had been.
In "Star Food," Dade works in his father's grocery store, Star Food. When a middle-aged woman starts shoplifting, he must figure out what he wants to do with his life and what kind of person he wants to be. In the end, he allows the shoplifter to go free.
