Mary Lennox

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Mary Lennox is the orphaned, initially sour young heroine of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel "The Secret Garden," whose discovery of a hidden garden transforms her life and character.

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Mary Lennox canonical 18

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
protagonist
age child
appearsIn The Secret Garden
associatedWithTheme friendship
healing
nature
rebirth
self-discovery
becomes caring
empathetic
kind
bornInFictionalSetting India
centralSymbolRelation secret garden as symbol of inner growth
characterInGenre children's literature
novel
createdBy Frances Hodgson Burnett
discovers the secret garden
linked to: The Secret Garden
experiencesTransformation emotional growth
physical health improvement
firstPublishedIn 1911
friend Dickon Sowerby
linked to: Dickon

Martha Sowerby
gender female
guardian Archibald Craven
hasFamilyStatus orphan
hasHealthCondition sickly (initially)
hasOccupation none (child)
hasPersonalityTrait selfish
sour
spoiled
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Edwardian era literature
livesAt Misselthwaite Manor
movesToFictionalSetting Misselthwaite Manor
nationality British
relative Colin Craven
restores the secret garden
linked to: The Secret Garden
undergoesArc from isolation to connection
undergoesCharacterDevelopment yes

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The Secret Garden mainCharacter Mary Lennox
Archibald Craven guardianOf Mary Lennox
Archibald Craven relative Mary Lennox
Archibald Craven uncleOf Mary Lennox
Lily Craven relatedTo Mary Lennox
Lily Craven auntOf Mary Lennox
Lily Craven influences Mary Lennox
Colin Craven hasCousin Mary Lennox
Colin Craven hasFriend Mary Lennox
Dickon friendOf Mary Lennox
Dickon helps Mary Lennox
Daisy Eagan notableRole Mary Lennox
Kate Maberly notableRole Mary Lennox
Kate Maberly portrayed Mary Lennox