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1、1應(yīng)用2I.An introductionII.The authorIII.BackgroundIV.Major charactersV.Plot summaryVI.Major themes6、Major themes2應(yīng)用2I.An introductionThe Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett.It was first published in 1911.It is now one of Burnetts most popular novels,and is considered to be a classic of

2、 English childrens literature.Several stage and film adaptations have been produced.3應(yīng)用2II.The authorFrances Hodgson BurnettBornFrances Eliza Hodgson24 November 1849EnglandDied29 October 1924(aged 74)United StatesChildrenShe had two boys.4應(yīng)用2Frances Eliza Hodgson BurnettwasanEnglishplaywrightandauth

3、or.Sheisbestknownforherchildrensstories,inparticularLittle Lord Fauntleroy方特勒羅伊小爵爺(publishedin1885-6),A Little Princess(1905),andThe Secret Garden(1911).5應(yīng)用2FrancesElizaHodgsonwasborninCheetham,England.Afterherfatherdiedin1852,thefamilyfellonstraitenedcircumstancesandin1865immigratedtotheUnitedState

4、s,settlingnearKnoxville,Tennessee.ThereFrancesbeganwritingtohelpearnmoneyforthefamily,publishingstoriesinmagazinesfromtheageof19.In1870hermotherdied,andin1872FrancesmarriedSwanBurnett,whobecameamedicaldoctor.6應(yīng)用2III.The backgroundTheBurnettslivedfortwoyearsinParis,wheretheirtwosonswereborn,beforeret

5、urningtotheUnitedStatestoliveinWashington,D.C.,Burnettthenbegantowritenovels.Beginninginthe1880s,shebegantotraveltoEnglandfrequentlyandinthe1890sboughtahometherewhereshewroteThe Secret Garden.7應(yīng)用2Fromthemid-1890sshelivedinEnglandatGreatMaythamHallwhichhadalargegardenwheresheindulgedherloveforflowers

6、whereshemadeherhomeforthenextdecade,althoughshecontinuedannualtransatlantictripstotheUnitedStates.MaythamHallresembledafeudalmanorhousewhichenchantedBurnett.8應(yīng)用2In1907,shereturnedpermanentlytotheUnitedStates,havingbecomeacitizenin1905,andshebuiltahome,completedin1908,inthePlandomeParksectionofPlando

7、meManoronLongIslandoutsideNewYorkCity.HersonVivianwasemployedinthepublishingbusinessandathisrequestsheagreedtobeeditorforChildrens Magazine.OverthenextseveralyearsshehadpublishedinChildrens Magazineanumberofshorterworks.In1911shehadThe Secret Gardenpublished.9應(yīng)用2IV.Main charactersMary:spoiltandwitha

8、temper,sheisunaffectionate,angry,rudeandobstinate.Dickon has a soft way with animals and a good nature.Eager to absorb his gardening knowledge,Mary lets him into the secret of the garden,which he agrees to keep.Colin:he is the son of her uncle;his mother died when he was a baby,and he suffers from a

9、n unspecified problem with his spine.10應(yīng)用2MaryLennoxisatroubled,sickly,andunloved10-year-oldgirlborninIndiatoselfish,wealthyBritishparents.Sheisprimarilycaredforbyservants,whopacifyherasmuchaspossibletokeepheroutofherparentsway.Shegrowsintoaspoiledandselfishgirl.Eventually,thereisacholeraepidemicinI

10、ndiawhichkillsMarysparentsandalltheservants.Maryisdiscoveredalivebutaloneintheemptyhouse.ShebrieflyliveswithanEnglishclergymanandhisfamilyandisthensenttoYorkshire,England,tolivewithArchibaldCraven,anuncleshehasnevermet,athishomecalledMisselthwaiteManor.Plotsummary11應(yīng)用2Atfirst,Maryisherusualself,sour

11、andrude,dislikingheruncleslargehouse,thepeoplewithinit,and,mostofall,thevaststretchofmoor,whichseemsscrubby窮酸,andgreyafterthewinter.Sheistoldthatshemuststayconfinedtohertworoomsandkeepherselfamusedwithoutmuchattention.12應(yīng)用2MarthaSowerby,agood-naturedmaid,tellsMaryastoryofthelateMrs.Cravenandhowshewo

12、uldspendhoursinaprivatewalledgardengrowingroses.Mrs.Cravenfelltoherdeathwhenatreebranchgavewaybeneathher,andthedevastatedMr.Cravenlockedthegardenandburiedthekey.13應(yīng)用2Maryispiqued刺激bythisstoryandherillmannerbeginstosoften.Soon,shecomestoenjoythecompanyofMartha,BenWeatherstaff,thegardener,andafriendly

13、robinredbreastwhomsheassignsahumanpersonality.Herappetiteincreasesandshegrowsstrongerassheplaysbyherselfonthemoor.MarthasmotherbuysMaryaskippingropetoencouragethis,andMarytakestoitimmediately.Maryoccupieshertimewonderingaboutboththesecretgardenandthecriesshehearsatnight.Theservantsclaimnottohearthec

14、ries.14應(yīng)用2AsMaryisexploringtheperipheryofthegardens,herrobinfrienddrawsherattentiontoanareaofturned-oversoil.Maryfindsthekeytothelockedgarden,andeventuallythedoortothegarden.SheasksMarthaforgardentools,whichMarthasendswithDickon,hertwelve-year-oldbrother.MaryandDickontakealikingtoeachother,asDickonh

15、asakindwaywithanimalsandagoodnature.Eagertoabsorbhisgardeningknowledge,Maryletshiminonthesecretofthegarden.15應(yīng)用2Thatnight,Maryhearsthecryingagain.Shefollowsthenoiseand,tohersurprise,findsasmallboyheragelivinginahiddenbedroom.HisnameisColin.Shesoondiscoversthattheyarecousins:heisthesonofheruncle,hism

16、otherdiedwhenhewasababy,andhesuffersfromanunspecifiedspinalproblem.16應(yīng)用2Maryvisitseverydaythatweek,distractinghimfromhistroubleswithstoriesofthemoor,Dickonandhisanimals,andthegarden.Maryfinallyadmitsshehasaccesstothesecretgarden,andtheydecideColinneedsfreshair.Colinisputintohiswheelchairandbroughtou

17、tsideintothegarden,thefirsttimehehasbeenoutdoorsinyears.17應(yīng)用2Whileinthegarden,thechildrenaresurprisedtoseeBenWeatherstafflookingoverthewallonaladder.StartledandangrytofindthechildrenthereinColinsmothersgarden,headmitshebelievedColintobeacripple.Colinstandsupfromhischairandfindsthathislegsarefine,tho

18、ughweakfromdisuseforsolong.18應(yīng)用2Colinspendseverydayinthegarden.ThechildrenconspiretokeepColinsrecoveringhealthasecretsohecansurprisehisfather,whoistravellingandstillmourninghislatewife.AsColinshealthimproves,hisfarawayfatherseesacoincidingincreaseinspirits,culminatinginadreamwherehislatewifecallstoh

19、imfrominsidethegarden.19應(yīng)用2WhenhereceivesaletterfromMarthasmother,hetakestheopportunitytofinallyreturnhome.Hewalkstheoutergardenwallinhiswifesmemory,buthearsvoicesinside,findsthedoorunlocked,andisshockedtoseethegardeninfullbloom,includinghishealthyandinvigoratedson.Theservantswatch,stunned,asMr.Crav

20、enwalksbacktothemanorandColinrunsbesidehim.20應(yīng)用2MajorthemesRejuvenationThegrowthinthegardenandMaryisthebookscentralsymbol,inspiredinpartbyBurnettsinterestinMaryBakerEddysChristianSciencetheories.1ThesecretgardenatMisselthwaiteManoristhesiteofboththenear-destructionandthesubsequentregenerationofafami

21、ly.2Usingthegardenmotif,Burnettexploresthehealingpowerinherentinlivingthings.Inaveryliteralsense,MaryLennoxcomesaliveashergardendoes.ThesamegoesforColinandMrCraven.Astheytendtosomethingoutsidetheirownsorrow,theyfindjoyandnewlife.21應(yīng)用2Sensibility識別力識別力Thestoryconstitutesastrugglebetweencommonsenseand

22、theacceptedwisdomoftheday,inwhichcommonsensewins.Servantsandfatherareseentodoharmbygettingcaughtupinfalseideasthatcomefromthedoctorwhoespousesmedicalpracticesoftheday.AnexcellentsymbolforcommonEnglishsensibilityisSusanSowerby,DickonandMarthasmother22應(yīng)用2.Sheactsasaopen-armsmotherfigure,onethatismoret

23、hanwelcomingofsuchunlovedchildrenasMaryandColin.Sherealizestheimportanceoflaughinginmakingthetwoofthemstronger,butalsotheimportanceoffightingwithoneanotherinordertorealizetheimpacttheirwordshaveonothers.Thechildren,byfollowingherfolkwisdomovercomplicatedscience,arecuredbythefreshsummerair,exercise,l

24、aughter,andgoodEnglishsense.23應(yīng)用2PositivethinkingOneofthewaysMaryandColinrecoverfromtheirpastexperiencesisatypeofEnglishpracticalitywhichissomethingthattodaymightbecalledthepowerofpositivethinkingandbeliefitcanbringaboutpsychologicalandphysicalhealing.MaryandColinbegintospeakofthemagicofthegarden.DickoncountersthatthemagicisactuallyGodlivingthroughthefieldsandforests.BurnettwasafollowerofChristianScience,withitsbeliefinGodasalifeforceratherthanaperson.24應(yīng)用2There are many beautiful views around us.They are free to us.Lets enjoy them.25應(yīng)用226應(yīng)用2