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    “The spell was broken. My uncle learned to laugh and I learned to cry. The secret garden is always open now. If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden.” This quote from The Secret Garden proves the theme “there is always hope” to be true. In The Secret Garden, Mary, Collin, Lord Craven and Mrs. Medlock all seem to be in a difficult time, but they learn in the end that there is hope. “It was lonely in India, and my parents didn’t want me.” claims Mary as she reflects on

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    along love does not exist, Colin is stranded in his room, all Mrs. Medlock knows how to do is working to take care of Colin that is not physically sick, and Lord Craven can’t find the courage to open the garden or talk to his own son that thinks he could die any day at any time. The movie Secret Garden, based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett the theme that Lord Craven, Mary, Colin, and Mrs. Medlock cannot figure out till the end is that none of the characters could open their hearts to each other

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    Secret Garden essay short sequel, by Bailey Keene Master Colin sat on a grassy spot on the lawn with Mr. Craven and asked the cook for some food to have a picnic. After the cook gave Master Colin his food he was ordered to leave so Master Colin and Mr. Craven could be alone. Master Colin spoke to Mr. Craven about magic and how it is in the garden making things grow, and how it is inside everyone making them healthy and strong. He talked about Mary and Dickson and all his creatures he also talked

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    The Secret Garden Theme Essay “You brought us back to life Mary. You did something I thought no one could do. Don’t be afraid. I won’t shut it up again.” - said Lord Craven. This quote from The Secret Garden illustrates it’s theme perfectly, because The Secret Garden dabbles in several complex concepts such as Life and Death, Emotions, Magic, and Mystery. It explains that even in death, there is still life, and even where things seem dead they can still grow, as long as you can open your heart

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    “I found the key, it’s like magic.” This inspiring quote that was said by Mary in, The Secret Garden, told us that she had finally found the key to her happiness. In the well known movie, The Secret Garden, which was based on the book by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the theme was that you need to be loved, this is shown by Mary and three other dynamic characters. In The Secret Garden, Mary who was the protagonist, and the three others learned an important lesson. They all had a lack of love in their

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    thought no one could do. Don’t be afraid. I won’t shut it up again.” This was a quote from a scene at the end of the movie The Secret Garden. During this scene, Lord Craven was referring to the garden that was shut up and hidden until Mary came in and brought it back to life. Symbolically, he was referring to emotions being shut up. This quote hints the theme of The Secret Garden, which is that inside the darkness, there is light. You just have to open your heart and let people in to get there. Mary Lennox

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    “The garden is not dead. It’s as alive as you or me.” In the movie The Secret Garden, the four characters, Mary, Collin, Lord Craven, and Mrs. Medlock all represent the theme of regrowing relationships and opening up to others. Throughout the movie, there are numerous amounts of themes, quotes, and symbols that help explain the conflict of the characters. The first character that contributes to the theme of the story is Mary Lennox, the protagonist. In the beginning of the movie, Mary is unwanted

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    living in a mansion, with more than a hundred rooms, containing a secret behind one of those doors. Imagine not being able to figure out the mystery. Imagine someone informing you that you are not aloud to search for the private room, or their will be a consequence. In the book, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and the book The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, both protagonists are keeping a secret. For example, in The Secret Garden, the author states, “It was the lock of the door which had been

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    a key role in the story The Secret Garden. In the story, Mary Lennox is an Indian high class girl with unfair skin whose parents who assigned a Nanny to address her every day need because her mother was not willing to and did not want her at all. After cholera killed most of the servants, her nanny and parents, her uncle Mr. Archibald takes her in and assigns her a servant to take care of her just like he does to his son Colin who is illed. After opening a hidden garden, Mary starts changing and with

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    The Secret Garden is a classic English novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It tells the story of a young girl named Mary, a spoiled child brought up in India by her mother and father. When the cholera outbreak claims Mary 's parents, she is sent to England to live with her uncle; wherein a spectacular collection of events leads her life in a direction she never imagined. The novel is set in the late 1800’s in Yorkshire, England with an orphaned Mary arriving from India. Here, Mary lives

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