“That’s the night the rains stopped. The night spring came to Mistlethwaite. My poor uncle fled from it – as if he were escaping this spring.” that was a quote from the book Secret Garden. In this film, a young girl named Mary moves to her uncle's house in England, after her parents die in an earth quake. At her new home, she uncovers many unknown secrets of her family. The theme in Frances Hodgson’s Secret Garden is, in order to receive love, you must open your heart. The theme applies to characters, Mary, Lord Craven, Collin, and Medlock.
To begin with, the character Mary is most affected by the theme. Growing up in India, Mary often felt neglected by her parents, even saying, “my parents didn‘t want me”. After moving to India, she had a hard time …show more content…
After the death of his wife, he isolated himself from his son, and very rarely would spend time at home. He had closed his heart to any love trying to come in. “Poor man, they say he’s curse”, said Martha, when describing Lord Craven to Mary. Lord Craven could never bring himself to see his son because he reminded him of his wife too much. Even after seeing Mary for the first time, whispered to himself, “you look so much like her.” He made his son Collin feel unwanted and useless in this world. Until one day, he had dream that his wife in Collin were in the garden. That made him realize what he was doing was terrible and that he should return home and spend time with Collin. After returning home, Mary was quite worried about what Lord Craven would do to the garden. “You brought us back to life, you did something I thought no one could do, don’t be afraid, I won’t shut it up again.” When he referred to “it”, that meant not only the garden but his heart too. Collin and Mary no longer had to worry about him leaving them again, he was going to stay and love them unconditionally. That is how the character Lord Craven connects to the
To begin with, the character Mary is most affected by the theme. Growing up in India, Mary often felt neglected by her parents, even saying, “my parents didn‘t want me”. After moving to India, she had a hard time …show more content…
After the death of his wife, he isolated himself from his son, and very rarely would spend time at home. He had closed his heart to any love trying to come in. “Poor man, they say he’s curse”, said Martha, when describing Lord Craven to Mary. Lord Craven could never bring himself to see his son because he reminded him of his wife too much. Even after seeing Mary for the first time, whispered to himself, “you look so much like her.” He made his son Collin feel unwanted and useless in this world. Until one day, he had dream that his wife in Collin were in the garden. That made him realize what he was doing was terrible and that he should return home and spend time with Collin. After returning home, Mary was quite worried about what Lord Craven would do to the garden. “You brought us back to life, you did something I thought no one could do, don’t be afraid, I won’t shut it up again.” When he referred to “it”, that meant not only the garden but his heart too. Collin and Mary no longer had to worry about him leaving them again, he was going to stay and love them unconditionally. That is how the character Lord Craven connects to the