This dandelion represents Rose of Sharon. As everyone knows, a dandelion dies after all its petals have flown away to plant new seeds, for new flowers, for new beginnings. Rose of Sharon has been stretched too much! Her husband abandoned her. She gave birth to a lifeless child. Not knowing what she would find in California, she deserted her homeland and traveled in squelching heat for days, she was pregnant, and starving. However, Rose of Sharon does not complain. Everyone that meets her gets a sense of her unearthly joy and peace. She is always leaving pieces of herself with others. Just like the dandelion. As the flower lets go of it's petals, Rose of Sharon let's go of bitterness and hatred and turns those feelings into love and contentedness that blossom when planted. In this particular picture, this dandelion has one petal left to give. Rose of Sharon gives her last petal at the end of the book when she forgets her dignity to save a dying man. The dandelion will not go on living as a beautiful flower, as it has given everything it has to give. Even though it is no longer young and pretty, it has presented a chance for many other flowers to grow. Rose of Sharon has lost her youth and the time of blooming, for her, has long passed but she has scarified for the ones she loves.
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