Meaning Of Mr. Forens In The Secret Garden

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The Secret Garden “Fear has two meanings, forget everything and run, or face everything and rise” -Zig Ziglar. In the Secret Garden Mr. Craven had to choose between these two meanings. Everyone agrees that Mr. Craven locked up the garden, but some believe He should not have locked it up, and some believed he should have. Mr. Craven should not have locked up the garden for three main reasons, tragically, it was the only thing left of his deceased wife, sadly, the Garden would die if he did not care for it, and happily, Collin would have been healed faster.
The first reason Mr. Craven should not have locked up the garden is that tragically, it was the only thing he had left of his wife. The Garden had belonged to his now deceased wife, who

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