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TheSecretGarden I AnintroductionII TheauthorIII BackgroundIV MajorcharactersV PlotsummaryVI Majorthemes6 Majorthemes outline I Anintroduction TheSecretGardenisanovelbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett Itwasfirstpublishedin1911 ItisnowoneofBurnett smostpopularnovels andisconsideredtobeaclassicofEnglishchildren sliterature Severalstageandfilmadaptationshavebeenproduced II Theauthor FrancesElizaHodgsonBurnettwasanEnglishplaywrightandauthor Sheisbestknownforherchildren sstories inparticularLittleLordFauntleroy 方特勒罗伊小爵爷 publishedin1885 6 ALittlePrincess 1905 andTheSecretGarden 1911 FrancesElizaHodgsonwasborninCheetham England Afterherfatherdiedin1852 thefamilyfellonstraitenedcircumstancesandin1865immigratedtotheUnitedStates settlingnearKnoxville Tennessee ThereFrancesbeganwritingtohelpearnmoneyforthefamily publishingstoriesinmagazinesfromtheageof19 In1870hermotherdied andin1872FrancesmarriedSwanBurnett whobecameamedicaldoctor III Thebackground TheBurnettslivedfortwoyearsinParis wheretheirtwosonswereborn beforereturningtotheUnitedStatestoliveinWashington D C Burnettthenbegantowritenovels Beginninginthe1880s shebegantotraveltoEnglandfrequentlyandinthe1890sboughtahometherewhereshewroteTheSecretGarden Fromthemid 1890sshelivedinEnglandatGreatMaythamHall whichhadalargegardenwheresheindulgedherloveforflowers whereshemadeherhomeforthenextdecade althoughshecontinuedannualtransatlantictripstotheUnitedStates MaythamHallresembledafeudalmanorhousewhichenchantedBurnett In1907 shereturnedpermanentlytotheUnitedStates havingbecomeacitizenin1905 andshebuiltahome completedin1908 inthePlandomeParksectionofPlandomeManoronLongIslandoutsideNewYorkCity HersonVivianwasemployedinthepublishingbusinessandathisrequestsheagreedtobeeditorforChildren sMagazine OverthenextseveralyearsshehadpublishedinChildren sMagazineanumberofshorterworks In1911shehadTheSecretGardenpublished IV Maincharacters Mary spoiltandwithatemper sheisunaffectionate angry rudeandobstinate Dickonhasasoftwaywithanimalsandagoodnature Eagertoabsorbhisgardeningknowledge Maryletshimintothesecretofthegarden whichheagreestokeep Colin heisthesonofheruncle hismotherdiedwhenhewasababy andhesuffersfromanunspecifiedproblemwithhisspine MaryLennoxisatroubled sickly andunloved10 year oldgirlborninIndiatoselfish wealthyBritishparents Sheisprimarilycaredforbyservants whopacifyherasmuchaspossibletokeepheroutofherparents way Shegrowsintoaspoiledandselfishgirl Eventually thereisacholeraepidemicinIndiawhichkillsMary sparentsandalltheservants Maryisdiscoveredalivebutaloneintheemptyhouse ShebrieflyliveswithanEnglishclergymanandhisfamilyandisthensenttoYorkshire England tolivewithArchibaldCraven anuncleshehasnevermet athishomecalledMisselthwaiteManor Plotsummary Atfirst Maryisherusualself sourandrude dislikingheruncle slargehouse thepeoplewithinit and mostofall thevaststretchofmoor whichseemsscrubby穷酸 andgreyafterthewinter Sheistoldthatshemuststayconfinedtohertworoomsandkeepherselfamusedwithoutmuchattention MarthaSowerby agood naturedmaid tellsMaryastoryofthelateMrs Cravenandhowshewouldspendhoursinaprivatewalledgardengrowingroses Mrs Cravenfelltoherdeathwhenatreebranchgavewaybeneathher andthedevastatedMr Cravenlockedthegardenandburiedthekey Maryispiqued刺激bythisstoryandherillmannerbeginstosoften Soon shecomestoenjoythecompanyofMartha BenWeatherstaff thegardener andafriendlyrobinredbreastwhomsheassignsahumanpersonality Herappetiteincreasesandshegrowsstrongerassheplaysbyherselfonthemoor Martha smotherbuysMaryaskippingropetoencouragethis andMarytakestoitimmediately Maryoccupieshertimewonderingaboutboththesecretgardenandthecriesshehearsatnight Theservantsclaimnottohearthecries AsMaryisexploringtheperipheryofthegardens herrobinfrienddrawsherattentiontoanareaofturned oversoil Maryfindsthekeytothelockedgarden andeventuallythedoortothegarden SheasksMarthaforgardentools whichMarthasendswithDickon hertwelve year oldbrother MaryandDickontakealikingtoeachother asDickonhasakindwaywithanimalsandagoodnature Eagertoabsorbhisgardeningknowledge Maryletshiminonthesecretofthegarden Thatnight Maryhearsthecryingagain Shefollowsthenoiseand tohersurprise findsasmallboyheragelivinginahiddenbedroom HisnameisColin Shesoondiscoversthattheyarecousins heisthesonofheruncle hismotherdiedwhenhewasababy andhesuffersfromanunspecifiedspinalproblem Maryvisitseverydaythatweek distractinghimfromhistroubleswithstoriesofthemoor Dickonandhisanimals andthegarden Maryfinallyadmitsshehasaccesstothesecretgarden andtheydecideColinneedsfreshair Colinisputintohiswheelchairandbroughtoutsideintothegarden thefirsttimehehasbeenoutdoorsinyears Whileinthegarden thechildrenaresurprisedtoseeBenWeatherstafflookingoverthewallonaladder StartledandangrytofindthechildrenthereinColin smother sgarden headmitshebelievedColintobeacripple Colinstandsupfromhischairandfindsthathislegsarefine thoughweakfromdisuseforsolong Colinspendseverydayinthegarden ThechildrenconspiretokeepColin srecoveringhealthasecretsohecansurprisehisfather whoistravellingandstillmourninghislatewife AsColin shealthimproves hisfarawayfatherseesacoincidingincreaseinspirits culminatinginadreamwherehislatewifecallstohimfrominsidethegarden WhenhereceivesaletterfromMartha smother hetakestheopportunitytofinallyreturnhome Hewalkstheoutergardenwallinhiswife smemory buthearsvoicesinside findsthedoorunlocked andisshockedtoseethegardeninfullbloom includinghishealthyandinvigoratedson Theservantswatch stunned asMr CravenwalksbacktothemanorandColinrunsbesidehim Majorthemes RejuvenationThegrowthinthegardenandMaryisthebook scentralsymbol inspiredinpartbyBurnett sinterestinMaryBakerEddy sChristianSciencetheories 1 ThesecretgardenatMisselthwaiteManoristhesiteofboththenear destructionandthesubsequentregenerationofafamily 2 Usingthegardenmotif Burnettexploresthehealingpowerinherentinlivingthings Inaveryliteralsense MaryLennox comesalive ashergardendoes ThesamegoesforColinandMrCraven Astheytendtosomethingoutsidetheirownsorrow theyfindjoyandnewlife Sensibility识别力Thestoryconstitutesastrugglebetweencommonsenseandtheacceptedwisdomoftheday inwhichcommonsensewins Servantsandfatherareseentodoharmbygettingcaughtupinfalseideasthatcomefromthedoctorwhoespousesmedicalpracticesoftheday Anexcellentsymbolfor commonEnglishsensibility isSusanSowerby DickonandMartha smother Sheactsasaopen armsmotherfigure onethatismorethanwelcomingofsuchunlovedchildrenasMaryandColin Sherealizestheimportanceoflaughinginmakingthetwoofthemstronger butalsotheimpo