Marigolds (short story)

Use context to determine the meaning of the word prosperity as it is used in Marigolds. Write your definition of "prosperity".

Use context to determine the meaning of the word prosperity as it is used in Marigolds. Write your definition of "prosperity" here and tell how you determined it

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Prosperity refers to wealth or financial security.

I don’t know what it was that we were waiting for; certainly not for the prosperity that was “just around the corner,” for those were white folks’ words, which we never believed.

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Marigolds