For red garden The author uses irony in one place at the end of the second day Henry is still full of delusion and egocentricity; the irony is that he does not seem to ever have a grasp on who he really is while he tells himself repeatedly that he is a hero and a man. Crane's tone is ironic throughout, and provides a layer of complexity to the novel.
The quotes means two things cannot be at one place it relates to her life because she is saying she only needs positive thoughts not mixed with negative
“The quote ‘Where you tend a rose my lad a thistle can not grow’ means when you think good thoughts bad ones won't come in. When Colin was always thinking he was going to die and become a hunchback he was weak and ill. When Colin thought good thoughts he became stronger, he walked, and he also beat Mary in a race. He also started thinking that he was going to live forever. When he stood, Mary was telling him constantly ‘You can do it.’ That got the positive thoughts into his head. There is a humongous difference between old Mary and new Mary. Old Mary had bad thoughts so she looked horrible and was a spoiled brat. New Mary is healthy, smart, and encouraging. She helps Colin when he is in tantrums. Colin isn't so ashamed of himself now that he can stand. He went up to his father and told him he was going to be a strong living boy. It says ‘Thoughts are as powerful as batteries. They can be as good as sunlight or as bad as poison.’”
