Queen Latifah once said, “I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences.” When you are going through a rough patch in your life, you will do things that you will regret. However, you need to push past the regret. You need to learn from your mistakes and learn to make the right choices. The narrators of the genres “Marigolds” and “Tamara’s Opus” reinforced this concept. Eugenia Collier, the author of the short story “Marigolds,” describes how Lizabeth is going through a challenging time; she holds onto her feelings instead of acting on them, which makes her make a decision that she regrets instantly. Similarly, Joshua Bennett, the author of the poem “Tamara’s Opus,” conveys the theme because Bennett regretted not learning
