Texts:
The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
Statement:
Like Anne, Maria had some character flaws that were minor, but pointed out to her as potential hindrances to her life's goals. Anne struggled with her abilities to discern her own feelings about men, while Maria struggles to control her vanity. Both young women work to control their tempers, a side of them depicted very little in the novels.
Question:
Maria was fascinated with the idea of seeing the sea. How did this wish to see the ocean affect her stay with Sir Benjamin? Does the water represent something, as often happens in other texts? What does it mean that her first close encounter with the body of water is in a dangerous situation?
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