The Lost Garden- Helen Humphreys------Journal 3
Throughout the novel we see that Gwen Davis' character traits are beginning to change. when Gwen first came to the estate she had never been in love before and had never had a good friend. She was uptight and had no control, she questioned herself on the choice that she had made for even coming to the estate to show the girls how to garden, and she had very low self confidence. This all changes throughout the book as she soon falls in love with officer Raley who first started out as a friend and escalated into more than just that. "I'm truly sorry"(197).When Gwen expresses her love that she feels towards him, he does not feel the same way, she is devastated but we know that as a character her traits have changed, because a few months before she would have never had the courage to say anything like that to anyone, let alone a man, whom she is not entirely farmilliar with. We also see that Gwen is not so uptight when she has as close friend., her bestfriend, Jane. She has never had a relationship like the one that she has with Jane ever before. We see that Jane has a very positive effect on Gwen, as it seems that she can now let loose and talk more freely about her problems with her, and knows that she will not tell a soul what she is thinking. Gwen is also not as uptight as she was before, and has gained respect and control over the girls, something she thought that she would never be able to do, and lastly, she no longer second guesses herself as she see's that she has made the right choice in coming to the estate and she finally has a place that feels like home again.