the-secret-garden

1、Introduction2、Author3、Background4、Characters5、ClassicStatements6、Majorthemes1、introductionTheSecretGardenisanovelbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett.Itwasfirstpublishedin1911.ItisnowoneofBurnett'smostpopularnovels,andisconsideredtobeaclassicofEnglishchildren'sliterature.Severalstageandfilmadaptationshavebeenproduced.2、authorFrancesHodgsonBurnettBornFrancesElizaHodgson24November1849EnglandDied29October1924(aged74)UnitedStatesChildrenShehadtwoboys.FrancesElizaHodgsonBurnettwasanEnglishplaywrightandauthor.Sheisbestknownforherchildren'sstories,inparticularLittleLordFauntleroy(publishedin1885-6),ALittlePrincess(1905),andTheSecretGarden(1911).3、backgroundTheauthorreturnedtoMaythaminJune1904.MaythamHallhadaseriesofwalledgardensandintherosegardenshewroteseveralbooks;itwasthereshehadtheideaforTheSecretGarden,mainlywritteninBuileHillParkwhilevisitingManchester.AgainBurnettturnedtowritingtoincreaseherincome.Shelivedanextravagant[ex'trav·a·gant]lifestyle,spendingmoneyonexpensiveclothing.Toechoherson’srequestsheagreedtobeaneditorforChildren'sMagazine.OverthenextseveralyearsshehadpublishedinChildren'sMagazineanumberofshorterworks.In1911shehadTheSecretGardenpublished.4、maincharactersMary:spoiltandwithatemper,sheisunaffectionate,angry,rudeandobstinate.Dickon:hasasoftwaywithanimalsandagoodnature.Eagertoabsorbhisgardeningknowledge,Maryletshimintothesecretofthegarden,whichheagreestokeep.Colin:heisthesonofheruncle;hismotherdiedwhenhewasababy,andhesuffersfromanunspecifiedproblemwithhisspine.5、ClassicStatementsIttooktwohandstoturnit,butitdidturn.Nooneeverdiditseemed,andshetookanotherlongbreath,becauseshecouldnothelpit,andsheheldbacktheswingingcurtainofivyandpushedbackthedoorthatopenedslowly–slowly.Thensheslippedthroughit,andshutitbehindher,andstoodwithherbackagainstit,lookingaboutherandbreathingquitefastwithexcitement,andwonder,anddelight.Shewasstandinginsidethesecretgarden6、TwomajorthemesThehealingpowerinherentinlivingthings,especiallynature.MaryfindsthatshehasagreatfearoftheoutsideworldandDickonhelpsherbecomemoreawareofthejoyoflifeashemends.Anotherthemeiswhattodaymightbecalled'positivethinking',andbeliefinitspowertobringaboutpsychologicalandphysicalhealingthewayinwhichlifecircumstances['sɜːkəmstəns]affecttheformationofpersonalitySourceTherearemanybeautifulsceneriesaroundus.Theyarefreetous.Let’senjoyit.