The Secret Garden

Within both The Secret Garden and Catcher in the Rye, Mary Lennox and Holden Caulfield come of age as they undergo a journey of self-discovery as seen through their induction into the adult world and maturation through their respective therapeutic landscapes. Although there have been extensive dissertations on coming of age within the respective novels, there appear to be none that look at the works in conjunction. The relationship between the works is interesting one to note as they can be classified

agrees Mary had to make a decision about entering the secret garden, however, some believe Mary should have entered the secret garden while others believe Mary should not have entered the secret garden. Mary should have entered the secret garden for three reasons: it was exciting, entertaining, and neglected. The first reason Mary should have entered the secret garden is it was exciting. She desired a garden of her own and no one used the secret so she would be able to play in it all day without

poem “Wild Nights- Wild Nights!” I can compare and contrast it to a goth song, “My Secret Garden” (1982), by Depeche Mode. The main highlight that unites both of these pieces, though the time difference is relatively long, is the fact that they both describe a secret atmosphere. They are also comparable because Dickinson is talking about the wild nights that she imagined and Mode is talking about the secret garden, which in this case might also be something he made up in his mind. Dickinson starts

realistic stories containing elements of the fantastic or fairytales” (Resler 1). Although she wrote many novels, Burnett’s major works were children’s novels, such as The Secret Garden and A little Princess. In her novel The Secret

Because her mother is obsessed with a craving for materialistic gratification, Mary, at the beginning of this book, acts like a materialist at a young age, which is embodied by her material interests and her indifference toward the world. In the second chapter, Burnett narrates, “...they wore shabby clothes and were always quarreling and snatching toys from each other. Mary hated their untidy bungalow...” (9) The verb “hated” implies that Mary cannot even bear the “shabby clothes” or “untidy bungalow”

Secrets Shaping Secrets in Romeo and Juliet Though often times in the world one may get caught up in the secrets and rumours about them or those around them, it is these secrets and rumours that shape a human being’s character and relationships with those around them. In the Shakespearean tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, the effects that secrets have on characters’ relationships shape the play, yet more specifically, it is the literal secrets regarding relationships that shape such relationships, which

elements which signify women; as in the colour pink which was mentioned twice in this stanza, “border-pinks, clove-pinks, wax-lilies, herbs, sweet-cress.” To illustrate more stanza three, these flowers and herbs are mostly seen in trimmed and sheltered gardens which it can be sensed that those sheltered flowers are imageries of either the lack of freedom with women or even the lack of freedom with the plants

situation. The family gets by on “sixteen shilling a week,” and lived in “a crowded cottage full of brothers and sisters.” It’s been established many times that the Ms. Sowerby and the rest of the family are a part of the working class, yet in the Secret Garden they’re completely happy with their socioeconomic standing but are still completely fine with their own situation, particularly Mrs. Sowerby and Dickon. After being given dough cake Dickon “said our cottage was good enough for a king.” Dickon’s

significant events in the story, or highlight personality traits of characters. The author of the book The Samurai’s Garden, Gail Tsukiyama utilizes symbols for these reasons and more. He uses them to reveal more about the personality of a character. The gardens of two of the main characters, Matsu and Sachi, represent their respective personalities. The description of the garden gives the reader more information about the characters they stand for. Tsukiyama also uses symbols to enhance

states in the story “..she cannot tell the heron’s secret and give its life away”(Jewett 10). My final quality that really stuck out to me was Sylvia's connection and loyalty to the forest and the animals in it can also be compared to Mary Lennox in “ A Secret Garden”. Frances Burnett in “A Secret Garden” says “i’ve wondered if he could keep a secret…”(burnett 204). This quote is showing that Mary is trying to make sure that the secret is kept a secret and she knows she needs to be very careful about