The Secret Garden | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Mary Lennox - This character is orphaned at the age of nine when cholera strikes the compound in India.

Colin Craven - This character allows him/herself to be seen by no one, as this character dreads being looked at with pity.

Dickon Sowerby - This character is known by everybody near the moor, and is held in high regard for his/her natural grace, gentleness, and easy manner with people of all classes.

Ben Weatherstaff - This character is a gardener at Misselthwaite Manor.

Martha Sowerby - This character comes from a family of...
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