The Secret Garden tells the story of Mary Lennox, a short-tempered, selfish little girl who lives with her parents in India. After her parents’ death, she is sent to live with her uncle in England. He owns an estate that sits on a large piece of land. Mary hears from a servant that there is a secret garden that has been locked up so that no one can get to it. Intensely curious, Mary sets out to find it. With the help of the old gardener, a robin that she befriends, and a boy who lives near her uncle’s manor, Mary finds the secret garden and works to bring it back to life. Once rude and proud, Mary begins to open up to other people. She also encourages her sickly cousin, Colin, to help in the garden. Together, Mary and her friends bring life to the secret garden and happiness into their own lives. In the process, they learn the meaning of love, friendship, and kindness. Which of the following is a theme of The Secret Garden? 1. Friendship means spending time outdoors. 2. One way to be happy is to help others. 3. Bored children always get in trouble. 4. Gardening is a great way to make friends.

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your answer would be "d" to provide back-round information.

  the conflict is the challenge the main character need to solve to achieve their goals, is the major literary element because creates challenges in the story by addin uncertainty to if the goal would be achieved. in the story could be more than a single conflict, in fact, most of the stories have a diversity of them. the resolution creates a closure that may or may not be the end of the story.

  the basic types of conflict have been classified as "person againsta nature", "person against person" and "persona against self". nevertheless the basic types, some authors think that it could be more than only three types, for instance:

  i´m gonna give you a little summary about the three basic types that i think are the one importants for the question

  the confict involves stories where characters are against each other, is an external conflict, as in a gun fight or a robbery or it could be more subtle between the desires of the characters as in a love story. this type of conflict is very common in traditional literature, fairy tales and myths.

  is an external conflict between the character and an animal or a force of nature, like a tornado,a storm or even a rain. a great example of this is ernest hemingway´s "the old man and the sea"   in which the main character struggle with a marlin when he was fishing.

  in this case the conflict is internal, the character must overcome her or his own nature or make a choice between two paths.

  i hope the answer is correct and you. regards

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