The+Secret+Garden

= //The Secret Garden// (1993) directed by Agnieszka Holland = = The Secret Garden (1926) written by Frances Hodgson Burnett = = = = **Brief Description:** =

A young British girl born and raised in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She is returned to England to live at her uncle's castle. Her uncle is very distant due to the loss of his wife ten years before. Neglected once again, she begins exploring the estate and discovers a garden that has been locked and neglected. Aided by one of the servants' boys, she begins restoring the garden, and eventually discovers some other secrets of the manor.  (Internet Movie Database, 2012).


 * ====Changes and New Experiences====
 * ====Death, Grief, and Loss====
 * ====Families and Social Structures====
 * ====Overcoming Obstacles====
 * ====Understanding Self and Others====

1. How do the author and filmmaker create a **contrast** between the garden and the manor settings [Setting]?
2. Talk about the behavior from the children. How does their behavior change over time? What **causes** their behavior to change over time [Cause and Effect]?

3. What about this **film** belongs to a specific time period? What about the film seems "**timeless**," meaning it has no specific ties to a certain **setting** or **historical period** [Setting]?

4. The Secret Garden as a **film** has very little speaking in **scenes**. How does the film tell you the story? How does the author tell you this same story in words [Storytelling]?