The Secret Garden Theme Analysis

Inherited money is held in much higher esteem than earned money in Savannah, Georgia. This is a theme seen throughout Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt's non-fictional account of life in Savannah. Characters such as Jim Williams, who worked for their money and brought themselves up the social ladder, are seen as being beneath those who inherited their money, such as Lee Adler. The old wealth tend to look down on anyone who wasn't born with their money. Their views of just about everything, including laws and punishments, differ depending on whether the person in question is of wealth due to blood or sweat.

As the book Monument 14 progresses, a lot of themes reveal themselves. They include the theme of survival, coming of age, and also some hidden themes of wanting to belong and fitting in. This story follows Dean as a freak hailstorm causes his school bus to break down. Some of his classmates and younger students find refuge in a local store. The theme of survival can be seen from the very beginning of the book once hail starts falling on the bus that Dean and the other students were riding in. This theme isn’t very relevant in my life because I haven’t been in a life or death situation where I needed to think fast and react in order to survive. The next theme that arises is the coming of age, not only in Dean, but in the rest of the older kids including Jake, Niko, Astrid, Brayden, and Josie.

Over the Garden Wall is a children’s cartoon series with a rather dark subject: a visit to the afterlife. The show focuses on two brothers, Wirt and Greg. Unaware of their true plight, Wirt and Greg navigate their way through unfamiliar territory in search of a way home, and meet other unusual characters along the way. The show resembles Dante’s own trip to the afterlife in many ways. Over the Garden Wall alludes to Dante’s Commedia through its settings, the characters, and the aspects that the two versions of the afterlife share, all of which implies that the series is based loosely on Dante’s travels in his Commedia.

The garden is the vehicle in which the narrator reveals her reluctance to leave behind the imaginary world of childhood and see the realities of the adult world. The evidence supporting this interpretation is the imagery of hiding. The narrator uses the garden to hide from reality and the

The book, The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is about a little girl named Mary who discovers a garden that had been kept a secret for a very long time. After Mary became an orphan, she was forced to move in with her uncle, Mr. Craven, who is a very busy businessman and lives in a very big house. At that time Mary was a depressed girl who disagreed with everybody and wanted to live in her own world. She, however, is a very curious girl who isn’t afraid of anything. When she hears crying noises coming from one of the rooms in the house, she follows the noise and she finds Collin Craven. Collin is Mary’s cousin who she didn’t know existed. Collin is very depressed because he is

19. This quote is referring to “the Garden” often mentioned throughout the text, whereby it was set up by Wills’ mother in order to fulfil the previous aspirations of creating a veggie patch created by Will’s Deceased Father and herself. However, this initial idea gradually transforms into a setting which serves as a connection between Will and his Mother. In correlation strengthening their relationship and also creating a source of relief when dealing with grief, in order to better bond with their selves. Therefore, the Author symbolises “the Garden” as a place of healing and growth which can also be correlated to the idea of growth in a plants life seen in the Veggie

“Secret Window, Secret Garden”, by Stephen King, is a story about Mort Rainey, a writer accused of plagiarism by John Shooter, a mysterious man from Mississippi. Shooter threatens Mort, and promises to do revenge if he does not get his story back. The story untangles with Mort having startled dreams and conversations with himself. His plan is to prove that the story does not belong to Shooter, however some events will prevent him from doing that. Amy Milner, Mort’s ex-wife, and her current husband, Ted Milner, are also victims and suspects, together with Mort. As the plot changes, with deaths and strange things happening, the existence of Shooter is questioned. The book and the movie have a similar context, although they follow and end with different plots, giving the readers quite a few scenes to be compared.

Anybody can find inspiration from anything. For Alice Walker, the author of “The Flowers” and “Everyday Use”, her inspiration was in her upbringing. Both short stories have unique storylines, but one thing they have in common is the incorporation of Alice Walker’s underprivileged life growing up. For example, “The Flowers” is about a little innocent girl, who makes her fun running through the woods behind her family’s sharecropper cabin, who stumbles upon a horrible sight. This little girl, Myop, suddenly ‘loses her innocence’ when she sees a dead man in the woods. As well as in the story “Everyday Use” there is an underprivileged family with a mother and two daughters, where the lifestyle just isn't enough for the older daughter, Dee. Overall, the unique inspiration Alice Walker’s childhood had on her helps craft the particular storylines and themes of “The Flowers” and “Everyday Use”.

I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Guerilla Gardener video, and what Ron Finley discussed. I have always been a sucker for healthy eating and producing my own food, so being able to hear his ideas had kept me interested throughout the entire video.

John Berendt’s novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil follows a New York native reporter as he investigates in Savannah. The story tells us, the readers, how the people living in Savannah deal with a murder case between a well-known man and a well-known hustler. The book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil shows the reader the various speakers, the impersonal tone, and the occasion of the trial.

The essay "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens" by contemporary American novelist Alice Walker is one that, like a flashbulb, burns an afterimage in my mind. It is an essay primarily written to inform the reader about the history of African American women in America and how their vibrant, creative spirit managed to survive in a dismal world filled with many oppressive hardships. This piece can be read, understood, and manage to conjure up many emotions within the hearts and minds of just about any audience that reads it. However, Walker targets African American women in today's society in an effort to make them understand their heritage and appreciate what their mothers and grandmothers endured to

"The Chrysanthemums" introduces us to Elisa Allen, a woman who knows she has a gift for growing things, but it seems to be limited to her garden. Diligently working in her garden, Elisa watches as men come and go, living their lives unconfined, wondering what it must feel like to have that freedom. That emotion is revealed as Elisa gases at her husband and acquaintances talking, "she looked down toward the men by the tractor shed now and then." As she tills the soil for her chrysanthemums Elisa tills the thoughts in her head. The garden she so desperately maintained represents her world. A world that will only flourish if nourished. Emotional nourishment and stimulation is what Elisa lacked and longed for. The garden is limited in space to grow and so is her marriage. The garden is safe, non-threatening and so is her world. The garden contains many different elements that make it what it is, although unseen, and if the proper nourishment is not given it will die, as with Elisa.

Vivek Mrs.Bedi English Honors per.2 Theme analysis on Chasing Secrets 11/22/16     Chasing Secrets is a historical fiction novel by Gennifer Choldenko, a Newberry Award winning author about  Lizzie, a thirteen- year old girl who loves science, and Noah, the cook’s son, defying the rules and saving the city they love. This book was published on August 4, 2015 by Yearling Publishers. This historical fiction novel provides the right amount of action and heart-warming tales to keep the reader interested. This novel was intended for teenagers and preteens because of the talk of racial injustice and the setting of the novel. The novel is not intended for adults because the tone of the author is not as polished and more childish.

The author from The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger utilizes motifs loneliness and depression to show how Holden a teenager from the book explains the struggles he had during the great depression. J.D. Salinger uses the motifs of loneliness and depression to illustrate the theme that when people feel lonely they try to connect with people to get rid of it.

Mind racing, eyes shifting to and fro, knees bouncing waiting to read what happens next. The proverb is, “a book is like a garden carried in the pocket. This proverb comes from the origin of Arab. A book is full of words with an underlying meaning that represents someone's thoughts and heart. Those books then go on to inspire myriads of people. The novels show compassion, color, and strength. A book can be written by one person, but educated many. In the early years no many people could afford to buy books. The printing press invented by Gutenberg in the 1500’s decreased the price of books and made them more efficient. This was an important part in the spread of knowledge which ended up being tied with a nature. “A book is like a garden carried in the pocket” fits society’s beliefs