from the book the secret garden

choose the best answer for the question. make sure you read the question and all the choices before selecting an answer.

review the event.
colin first plants a rose in the garden.
which best identifies the symbolism of this event?

a. colin's mother loved roses; when he plants one, he makes a connection with her.

b. the color rose symbolizes peace in the story.

c. colin thinks of roses whenever he remembers his mother.

d. when mary first tells him about the garden, she tells him about the roses.

A. Colin's mother loved roses; when he plants one, he makes a connection with her.

In The Secret Garden, both the garden and the act of gardening serve as ways in which the characters can connect with each other, and with others that are valuable to them. Colin experiences great changes throughout the book. He becomes more independent, but also more kind. One of his main conflicts is his lack of a mother. However, as he plants the first rose in the garden, Colin makes a connection with his mother, as she loved the flower.

the excerpt from chapter 2 of "animal farm", by george orwell that is an example of foreshadowing is "these three (snowball, napoleon, and squealer) had elaborated old major's teachings into a complete system of thought to which they gave the name of animalism." animal farm is an allegory of how czarist russia developed into communist russia with all its corruption. old major's teachings represent marx's theories turned into communism, animalism, by the three pigs. this foreshadows the oppression and corruption that will follow this revolt.