+22 Character Description Of The Secret Garden References. Colin's father cannot bear to see him, as colin reminds him of his late wife; Mary undergoes a major transformation throughout the course of.

Think of mary sitting alone in the first chapter in her parents' empty bungalow, not realizing that her parents have both died and all of the servants have either died or run away. Mary lennox, colin craven, dickon sowerby. Colin's mother died when he was an infant,.