Throughout the short story titled “The Flowers” by author Alice Walker many themes are covered but none more extensive than the theme of negligence by Myop and her family. This is because throughout the short story the obvious signs of the little girl brushing off clear signs of slavery shed light on how from a young age she was conditioned to think it was normal for this to happen and that it was not a sign of past human torture. Although she was conditioned from a young age it would mean that down the line in the future this experience wouldn’t haunt her. I would think, in the future, Myop…