Discussion and Symbolic Representation:

 


The Secret Garden centers on a 10-year-old girl whose name is Mary Lennox. After the loss of her parents and servants due to cholera epidemic she was sent to live in England with her widowed uncle. There the fastidious housekeeper named as Mrs. Medlock abandoned her in the house and kept her from going outside. She came to know that her uncle had a son in the mansion who is sick and crippled. The name of the boy was Colin. Colin and Mary along with Dicken became good friends. It was evident that health of Colin was linked with the nature he experienced out of his mansion. The garden had positive impact on the health of Colin as well as Mary. The three children Colin, Dicken and Mary continued to enjoy their stay outside the mansion in the garden and experienced the healing done by the nature surrounding them. After some days spending in the garden health of Colin was healed and he enjoyed the natural healing of body and mind. When Mary’s Uncle returned, he was surprised to see the change in the health of his boy.

The novel has symbolic characters and different motifs as to link the theory with the real incidents depicted in the novel. The Robin represents the hope and consciousness towards the natural habitat and interaction of humans and nature. When Mary saw the Robin in garden, she came to know that the Robin had similarity with her because the Robin too was lonely like her and found his eternal peace in the natural environment of the garden. The Garden is the representation of human and nature meeting ground. The role of happiness and healing done by the plantation in the garden is the natural bond between humans and nature. The Garden also played a role in healing the physical and mental health of Mary and Colins. The Yorkshire Dialect is a motif in the novel due to which Mary thinks that adoption of accent lessens the class difference between Dicken and her friendship. Colin has the similar eyes as of his mother which looked deceased and sick. Colin eyes are a motif in the novel because they tend to be happier and livelier due to his visit to the Mrs. Craven garden. The songs in the novel as sung by the friends in the garden are a symbol of hope that adds to the magical impact of the garden on children mood and health. These songs able to relax and realize the mystic power of nature. The children explored the garden and planted seeds to revitalize the garden. Their friendship became more stronger and they enjoyed the interaction of nature and its impact on their life. Her uncle when returned was surprised to see the transformation in his son’s health and the bloom in the abandoned garden. The Secret Garden symbolizes human spirit. It shows that human spirit dies out if it is not watered by the serene beauty of the nature. Just like plants, human soul needs to be taken care of and it should have some interaction with the charming beauty of nature. Nature helps revitalizing the soul and body. The novel also elaborated that if things are abandoned, they get ruined just like the plants in the garden. Plants symbolize nurture in the human soul. When plants are watered then they seem to be livelier just like human soul. Human soul is connected to nature and is a part of it. To revitalize human soul there is a need to interact with the charming beauty of the nature and experience the serenity of nature. Nature heals body and soul.

 

References:

 

1)      The Secret Garden | Summary, Characters, & Facts. (2021). Retrieved 25 February 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Secret-Garden

 

2)      The Secret Garden Essay | The Secret Garden and the Path to Physical and Emotional Wellbeing. (2021). Retrieved 25 February 2021, from https://www.gradesaver.com/the-secret-garden/essays/the-secret-garden-and-the-path-to-physical-and-emotional-wellbeing

 

 

3)      The Secret Garden: Plot Overview | SparkNotes. (2021). Retrieved 25 February 2021, from https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/secretgarden/summary/

 

 

 

 

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