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TheSecretGarden2021/5/271I.AnintroductionII.TheauthorIII.BackgroundIV.MajorcharactersV.PlotsummaryVI.Majorthemes6、Majorthemesoutline2021/5/272I.AnintroductionTheSecretGarden

isanovelby

FrancesHodgsonBurnett.Itwasfirstpublishedin1911.ItisnowoneofBurnett'smostpopularnovels,andisconsideredtobeaclassicofEnglishchildren'sliterature.Severalstageandfilmadaptationshavebeenproduced.2021/5/273II.TheauthorFrancesHodgsonBurnettBornFrancesElizaHodgson

24November1849

EnglandDied29October1924

(aged

74)

UnitedStatesChildrenShehadtwoboys.2021/5/274FrancesElizaHodgsonBurnett

wasanEnglishplaywrightandauthor.Sheisbestknownforherchildren'sstories,inparticular

LittleLordFauntleroy

《方特勒罗伊小爵爷》(publishedin1885-6),

ALittlePrincess

(1905),and

TheSecretGarden

(1911).2021/5/275FrancesElizaHodgsonwasbornin

Cheetham,England.Afterherfatherdiedin1852,thefamilyfellonstraitenedcircumstancesandin1865immigratedtotheUnitedStates,settlingnear

Knoxville,Tennessee.ThereFrancesbeganwritingtohelpearnmoneyforthefamily,publishingstoriesinmagazinesfromtheageof19.In1870hermotherdied,andin1872FrancesmarriedSwanBurnett,whobecameamedicaldoctor.2021/5/276III.ThebackgroundTheBurnettslivedfortwoyearsinParis,wheretheirtwosonswereborn,beforereturningtotheUnitedStatestoliveinWashington,D.C.,Burnettthenbegantowritenovels.Beginninginthe1880s,shebegantotraveltoEnglandfrequentlyandinthe1890sboughtahometherewhereshewrote

TheSecretGarden.2021/5/277Fromthemid-1890sshelivedinEnglandat

GreatMaythamHall—whichhadalargegardenwheresheindulgedherloveforflowers—whereshemadeherhomeforthenextdecade,althoughshecontinuedannualtransatlantictripstotheUnitedStates.

MaythamHallresembledafeudalmanorhousewhichenchantedBurnett.2021/5/278In1907,shereturnedpermanentlytotheUnitedStates,havingbecomeacitizenin1905,andshebuiltahome,completedin1908,inthePlandomeParksectionof

PlandomeManor

onLongIslandoutsideNewYorkCity.HersonVivianwasemployedinthepublishingbusinessandathisrequestsheagreedtobeeditorfor

Children'sMagazine.OverthenextseveralyearsshehadpublishedinChildren'sMagazine

anumberofshorterworks.In1911shehad

TheSecretGarden

published.2021/5/279IV.MaincharactersMary:spoiltandwithatemper,sheisunaffectionate,angry,rudeandobstinate.

Dickonhasasoftwaywithanimalsandagoodnature.Eagertoabsorbhisgardeningknowledge,Maryletshimintothesecretofthegarden,whichheagreestokeep.Colin:heisthesonofheruncle;hismotherdiedwhenhewasababy,andhesuffersfromanunspecifiedproblemwithhisspine.2021/5/2710MaryLennoxisatroubled,sickly,andunloved10-year-oldgirlborninIndiatoselfish,wealthyBritishparents.Sheisprimarilycaredforbyservants,whopacifyherasmuchaspossibletokeepheroutofherparents'way.Shegrowsintoaspoiledandselfishgirl.Eventually,thereisa

cholera

epidemicinIndiawhichkillsMary'sparentsandalltheservants.Maryisdiscoveredalivebutaloneintheemptyhouse.ShebrieflyliveswithanEnglishclergymanandhisfamilyandisthensentto

Yorkshire,England,tolivewithArchibaldCraven,anuncleshehasnevermet,athishomecalledMisselthwaiteManor.Plotsummary2021/5/2711Atfirst,Maryisherusualself,sourandrude,dislikingheruncle'slargehouse,thepeoplewithinit,and,mostofall,thevaststretchofmoor,whichseemsscrubby穷酸,andgreyafterthewinter.Sheistoldthatshemuststayconfinedtohertworoomsandkeepherselfamusedwithoutmuchattention.2021/5/2712MarthaSowerby,agood-naturedmaid,tellsMaryastoryofthelateMrs.Cravenandhowshewouldspendhoursinaprivate

walledgarden

growingroses.Mrs.Cravenfelltoherdeathwhenatreebranchgavewaybeneathher,andthedevastatedMr.Cravenlockedthegardenandburiedthekey.2021/5/2713Maryispiqued刺激bythisstoryandherillmannerbeginstosoften.Soon,shecomestoenjoythecompanyofMartha,BenWeatherstaff,thegardener,andafriendly

robinredbreast

whomsheassignsahumanpersonality.Herappetiteincreasesandshegrowsstrongerassheplaysbyherselfonthemoor.Martha'smotherbuysMaryaskippingropetoencouragethis,andMarytakestoitimmediately.Maryoccupieshertimewonderingaboutboththesecretgardenandthecriesshehearsatnight.Theservantsclaimnottohearthecries.2021/5/2714AsMaryisexploringtheperipheryofthegardens,herrobinfrienddrawsherattentiontoanareaofturned-oversoil.Maryfindsthekeytothelockedgarden,andeventuallythedoortothegarden.SheasksMarthaforgardentools,whichMarthasendswithDickon,hertwelve-year-oldbrother.MaryandDickontakealikingtoeachother,asDickonhasakindwaywithanimalsandagoodnature.Eagertoabsorbhisgardeningknowledge,Maryletshiminonthesecretofthegarden.2021/5/2715Thatnight,Maryhearsthecryingagain.Shefollowsthenoiseand,tohersurprise,findsasmallboyheragelivinginahiddenbedroom.HisnameisColin.Shesoondiscoversthattheyarecousins:heisthesonofheruncle,hismotherdiedwhenhewasababy,andhesuffersfromanunspecifiedspinalproblem.2021/5/2716Maryvisitseverydaythatweek,distractinghimfromhistroubleswithstoriesofthemoor,Dickonandhisanimals,andthegarden.Maryfinallyadmitsshehasaccesstothesecretgarden,andtheydecideColinneedsfreshair.Colinisputintohiswheelchairandbroughtoutsideintothegarden,thefirsttimehehasbeenoutdoorsinyears.2021/5/2717Whileinthegarden,thechildrenaresurprisedtoseeBenWeatherstafflookingoverthewallonaladder.StartledandangrytofindthechildrenthereinColin'smother'sgarden,headmitshebelievedColintobeacripple.Colinstandsupfromhischairandfindsthathislegsarefine,thoughweakfromdisuseforsolong.2021/5/2718Colinspendseverydayinthegarden.ThechildrenconspiretokeepColin'srecoveringhealthasecretsohecansurprisehisfather,whoistravellingandstillmourninghislatewife.AsColin'shealthimproves,hisfarawayfatherseesacoincidingincreaseinspirits,culminatinginadreamwherehislatewifecallstohimfrominsidethegarden.2021/5/2719WhenhereceivesaletterfromMartha'smother,hetakestheopportunitytofinallyreturnhome.Hewalkstheoutergardenwallinhiswife'smemory,buthearsvoicesinside,findsthedoorunlocked,andisshockedtoseethegardeninfullbloom,includinghishealthyandinvigoratedson.Theservantswatch,stunned,asMr.CravenwalksbacktothemanorandColinrunsbesidehim.2021/5/2720MajorthemesRejuvenationThegrowthinthegardenandMaryisthebook'scentralsymbol,inspiredinpartbyBurnett'sinterestin

MaryBakerEddy'sChristianScience

theories.[1]

ThesecretgardenatMisselthwaiteManoristhesiteofboththenear-destructionandthesubsequentregenerationofafamily.[2]

Usingthegardenmotif,Burnettexploresthehealingpowerinherentinlivingthings.Inaveryliteralsense,MaryLennox"comesalive"ashergardendoes.ThesamegoesforColinandMrCraven.Astheytendtosomethingoutsidetheirownsorrow,theyfindjoyandnewlife.2021/5/2721Sensibility识别力Thestoryconstitutesastrugglebetweencommonsenseandtheacceptedwisdomoftheday,inwhichcommonsensewins.Servantsandfatherareseentodoharmbygettingcaughtupinfalseideasthatcomefromthedoctorwhoespousesmedicalpracticesoftheday.Anexcellentsymbolfor"commonEnglishsensibility"isSusanSowerby,DickonandMartha'smother2021/5/2722.Sheactsasaopen-armsmotherfigure,onethatismorethanwelcomingofsuchunlovedchildrenasMaryandColin.Sherealizestheimportanceoflaughinginmakingthetwoofthemstronger,butalsotheimportance