The secret garden is a classic, inspiring novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett . Mary, who was an offensive and unfriendly girl , lived in India in the lack of love from her parents as they were always busy . One day, her parents and domestic were both died because of an serious epidemic and Mary must move to another place as there were nobody left in her house.
Mary was sent to her parent friend’s house in English but she did not like it and then she moved to live with her uncle, Mr Archibald Craven, who was said to be very cold and irritable. The house was very large but desolate at the same time as it stood alone in the moor and most of the rooms were no longer used. The housekeeper, Mrs Medlock took Mary to the house and assigned Martha, who was very kind and gentle, to be Mary’s new servant. Martha introduced the life there to Mary and encouraged Mary to play outside. She also revealed about the old garden which had been locked and forgotten for 10 years after the dead of Mrs.Craven. Mary could not help herself thinking about this secret as she went around others big gardens. She met a robin and his’s friend , the unpleasant gardener there and made friend with them.
Mary was enchanted by the fresh atmosphere from the moor so she spent many time outside, skipping rope and got better both mentally and physically. With the help of the robin, she found the key to the secret garden. She asked Martha for garden tools and through Martha, she got a new friend, Martha’s brother_ Dickon, who was familiar with nature. They soon liked each other and when she told him about the secret garden, they began planting flowers and recovering it. After that, Mary discovered Colin, the boy who always cried mysteriously in the night. Colin, who was avoided talking by his father as he reminded him of Mrs.Craven, was believed and told to be seriously ill. Mary visited him everyday and took him to the secret garden to play. The gardener, Ben Weatherstaff, unexpectedly catch the three children in the secret garden and to his surprise, Colin managed to stand up despite the rumor of being crippled. As Collin’s health was improve significantly, Mr.Craven had a dream in which his wife told him to go into the garden. He came back to his home from his travel immediately, and was shocked to see his son running around the blooming garden. The secret garden was no longer a secret, Mr. Craven and Collin was happy and healthy, whereas Mary had become a whole new lovely, friendly girl. word count: 454