In “The Flowers”, Alice Walker explores the theme of coming of age through the experiences of Myop, the young protagonist. In the exposition, Myop is characterized as carefree and innocent, enjoying her summer and picking up flowers: “She was ten, and nothing existed for her but her song, the stick clutched in her dark brown hand, and the tat-de-ta-ta-ta of accompaniment” (Walker, 119). As the narrative progresses, Myop’s innocence fades as she becomes curious for new experiences. She steps away from her usual path in the forest, a path dictated by her mother, and ventures into new territory…