I. About the Novel:The Secret Garden
This is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format beginning in 1910, and was first published in its entirety in 1911. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been produced.
Works Cited （参考文献）
"The Secret Garden." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 July 2016.
ll. Version of the Movie in the Mass Media
A.BBC Drama Version in 1975
B.Movie Version in 1993
IIl. About the Author:Frances Hodgson Burnett
She was an English-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 1885–1886), A Little Princess(1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).
Frances Eliza Hodgson was born in Cheetham, England. After her father died in 1852, the family fell on straitened circumstances and in 1865 immigrated to the United States, settling near Knoxville, Tennessee. There Frances began writing to help earn money for the family, publishing stories in magazines from the age of 19. In 1870, her mother died, and in 1872 Frances married Swan Burnett, who became a medical doctor. The Burnetts lived for two years in Paris, where their two sons were born, before returning to the United States to live in Washington, D.C., Burnett then began to write novels, the first of which (That Lass o' Lowrie's), was published to good reviews. Little Lord Fauntleroy was published in 1886 and made her a popular writer of children's fiction, although her romantic adult novels written in the 1890s were also popular. She wrote and helped to produce stage versions of Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.
Burnett enjoyed socializing and lived a lavish lifestyle. Beginning in the 1880s, she began to travel to England frequently and in the 1890s bought a home there where she wrote The Secret Garden. Her oldest son, Lionel, died oftuberculosis in 1890, which caused a relapse of the depression she had struggled with for much of her life. She divorced Swan Burnett in 1898, married Stephen Townsend in 1900, and divorced him in 1902. A few years later she settled inNassau County, Long Island, where she died in 1924 and is buried in Roslyn Cemetery.
In 1936 a memorial sculpture by Bessie Potter Vonnoh was erected in her honour in Central Park's Conservatory Garden. The statue depicts her two famous Secret Garden characters, Mary and Dickon.
Works Cited （参考文献）
"Frances Hodgson Burnett." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 July 2016.
IV. My Reaction
A. Reaction Point - Theme
- The purpose the writer has for creating the story.
- The castle and the garden creations worldview of British.
- What is the thought that the author was put in the "Secret"?
B. Reaction Point - Characters
- Characters are the people in a story.
- Main characters are Mary, Dickon, and Colin.
- They each steps up each other.
C. Reaction Point - Symbolism
- Symbolism are concrete things in a story that stand for larger, more abstract ideas.
- Afternoon-Tea symbolizes British culture.
- I think the garden symbolizes Mary’s mind.
D. My General Opinion
Mary was the girl who is selfish and lacks charm at first. I think Mary's heart is compared to a garden in this story. And I interested in British garden. So, I'll deepen more consideration.
Mary was the girl who is selfish and lacks charm at first. I think Mary's heart is compared to a garden in this story. And I interested in British garden. So, I'll deepen more consideration.
