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A list of all the characters in The Secret Garden. The Secret Garden characters include: Mary Lennox, Colin Craven, Dickon Sowerby.
The Secret Garden opens by introducing us to Mary Lennox, a sickly, foul-tempered, unsightly little girl who loves no one and whom no one loves. At the outset of the story, she is living in India with her parents—a dashing army captain and his frivolous, beautiful wife—but is rarely permitted to see them.
A summary of Chapter I in Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Secret Garden and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
The English landscape and her work in the secret garden have a miraculously restorative effect upon her: by novel's end, Mary is no longer bitter and friendless, but is instead an ordinary playful ten-year-old girl surrounded by her intimates.
A detailed description and in-depth analysis of Dickon Sowerby in The Secret Garden.
The natural landscape is consistently depicted as conspiring with and mirroring its human inhabitants: it is the "wuthering" (howling) of the wind that awakens Mary and alerts her to Colin's crying; the robin redbreast and a timely gust of wind reveal the key and door to the secret garden to her.
A list of important facts about Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden, including setting, climax, protagonists, and antagonists.
From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Secret Garden Study Guide has everything you need to ace quizzes, tests, and essays.
A detailed description and in-depth analysis of Colin Craven in The Secret Garden.
The Portrait of Mistress Craven. Colin keeps a portrait of his mother concealed behind a "rose-colored" curtain. The curtain continues the association of the Mistress Craven with roses, and also further aligns her with the secret garden; she, too, has been "shut away" for the past ten years.
