Title of the book: The Secret Garden
Author Of the Book: Frances Hodgson Burnett
Originally Published : 1911
Genre: Fiction, Children’s Literature
Main Characters: Mary Lennox, Sir Colin Craven.
About The book:
Set in England , Burnett’s The Secret garden is one of birth most powerful novels and seen as a classic of English children’s literature, however I don’t think it’s only classic literature for just children’s this book has so many stages that it not only affects the children but adults too in our hearts and thinking.
This is a story from 20 century about a girl Mary lennox who is sickly and neglected by her parents, as being the daughter of high class parents she is primarily served by native servants who turn her into a spoiled and aggressive personality and with time she changes lives of three persons all together with positivity and love.
Sometimes I think that Mary is just like us humans of 21st century we are so accustomed to being served by others that we forget the what true happiness is, what true independency is, I’m not blaming us to be selfish and aggressive but we are like that it’s the truth.
When I read the story for the first time I was taken aback how a simple act of paying attention to our surroundings in search of true happiness we can change.
This is not just a story. It is a journey. Mary by changing the garden changes herself and she does not even know that what a great change she has brought in herself. She when finds her cousin, she does not feel angry at him for being snobbish and aggressive in turn she narrates stories about the moors about the Secret garden. Colin who has never been outside since long time wants to go outside to see the Secret garden and in time there is a glamorous improve in his health and he gets healthy very soon.
Finally the greatest impact that Mary lands is on Colin’s father do he is a way for business but he comes back to find his son happy joyous and running around Secret garden.
It’s like he finds his happiness and his peace.
When I read the story I get so emotional that just by interacting with our surroundings with mother nature it helps you so much taking the fresh air walking through the gardens is everything.
Lastly how we being patient with someone can help not just us but them as well. That how being kind with someone can change their lives forever.
This book is all about that kindness and that pure love that flows through all of us. We just need to find it.