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Frances Hodgson Burnett was one of the most commercially successful and widely read authors of her time. In two of her most popular novels, The Secret Garden, and The Little Princess, Burnett constructs strong young female characters who seem to act much older than their age should allow, and takes these characters through a life-altering adventure that makes them once again realize the magic of childhood. Gender plays an important role in the challenges that Burnett's characters face. In The Little Princess, Sara's sociological situation is a direct reflection of her gender, which she must grow to overcome. In The Secret Garden, Mary's character is forced to grow from an impertinent and selfish child, to a nurturing young woman. Interestingly, the struggle of both of these characters reflects a similar struggle that their creator, Frances Hodgson Burnett, endured herself as a child and young adult. In the Secret Garden, we are actually introduced to Mary's faults before we are introduced to the character herself. She is a selfish bully of a little girl whose only joy in life is gardening and we actually see her pretend to garden at
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