The Healing power of love in the Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Abstract

The overarching aim of this extended essay is to analyse the problem of love as presented in the novel of “The Secret Garden”. This theme is explored by the author as a manifestation of rebirth, which as a motif plays a crucial role throughout the storyline. Specifically, this study investigates the question: to what extent does love can be a healing power? It may be argued that this is a question which is too vague and too complex to be posed, explored or answered in any comprehensive way. The new healing model we present here in our work is based on love, expanded awareness, and the empowerment that comes from a conscious choice for change. Nature and human companionship provides us with power for consciously evoking loving energy and intentionally transferring that energy to another person, or to a particular place hoping for change in a positive way.