Coming of Age in a Tree Grows in Brooklyn

How did Francie mature as time progressed throughout the early years of her life? When Francie grew up and had to help support and keep the family together, she gained an early peek of maturity and womanhood. She then gained the privilege to be independent and earn the title of assistance. Meanwhile, as time passed she lost her father, Johnny Nolan, and had to earn income to keep the family afloat to continue to progress despite the hardship and heartbreaking sacrifices that lies ahead. From a little girl to a young woman, Francie learned to do things a lot earlier to help support and keep her family together with the power of gaining and losing at the same time.

Betty Smith’s classic tale A Tree Grows in Brooklyn utilizes an assortment of intriguing, relatable characters to tell the emotional tale of a young girl, born into the depths of poverty, and to detail the traumatic life events that occur that shape her into her future self. Set in impoverished Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1912, this story centers around the Nolan family: hardworking, tough mother Katie, impractical and romantic father Johnny, momma’s boy Cornelius “Neeley”, and the protagonist, eleven-year old Mary Frances “Francie”, a sharp-witted, loyal daydreamer through whom the reader sees life occur throughout the book. Francie’s ability to daydream about a greater life for her and her family help her to escape

The loneliness of her character is supported by the scene with Lennie in Chapter 5. She tells Lennie the about herself and her dream. She is so desperate to talk to someone and for someone to listen. ‘.. her words tumbled out in a passion of communication’ shows how desperate she is to share her story. This desperation continues when ‘she went on with her story quickly, before she could be interrupted.’ This could be seen as her being conceited. On the other hand, she could just be overwhelmed that someone is actually listening to her so she wants to say everything before it becomes too good to be true and Lennie loses interest. This implies she has no one to talk to which is saddening as it shows how isolated she must be. This isolation is

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn focuses on a poor American family in the early 1900s. They faced many hardships including those related to obstetrics. Medical care was not reliable during this time period and caused a variety of problems. The poor had the worst birthing conditions and were at a high risk for complications concerning themselves and the child. Betty Smith provides an accurate representation of medical care relating to delivery, infant mortality, and pregnancy at the turn of the twentieth century in her book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

“Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn, New York. Especially in the summer of 1912” (5), is the famous first sentence in Betty Smith’s bestseller, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (ATGIB). Joche says this book reads realistically because it was

Medical care is critical in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Francie Nolan’s mother, Katie, and her Aunt Sissy experience two different pregnancies with the medical care provided for them. They both lack proper healthy guidelines during the time of pregnancy. Sissy encounters hardships whereas Katie takes them for granted. Betty Smith assimilates twentieth century medical care in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and its portrayal of pregnancy, delivery and infant mortality impact the characters’ lives.

The historical fiction novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, written by Betty Smith, is an American classic, which tells the story of a young girl’s coming of age and her life in the early 20th century. It describes Francie Nolan’s early years in the impoverished neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and later her loss of innocence as she matures. The title refers to a tree that continues to grow through the concrete in her poor tenement neighborhood despite the harsh conditions, and it is a metaphor for the growth of Francie despite her neglect and poverty. I thought it was an incredibly beautiful story and I would not hesitate to read it again.

“A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith, is a novel that showcases the lives of a poor family living in Brooklyn and the people that are connected to them. The story revolves around a young girl Francie and about the different hardships her family and she goes through. The main theme of this book is tenacity and is shown by the many ways the Nolans find happiness.

Perhaps you and April could find a potted plant to place in the living room, while your father and I look for an Eastern Cottonwood,” Mrs. Lennon suggested. She wanted, more than anything, to be placed into the category of the classic suburban mother. She wanted herself to be known for having all she could solicit. Mrs. Lennon was satisfied with herself for having a husband who worked full time and children who did fairly well in their studies. And because of the farmer’s sudden death which lead to a great sale throughout the farm, Mrs. Lennon coveted a tree of her own.

The novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is written with warm and honest style, but with a sobering and dismal story about tenement life and growing up with nothing. In the beginning stages of the novel the world is beautiful and simple for children like Francie and Neely. A world where many of the poor children who live in the Brooklyn slums aren’t aware of their dismal predicaments and scrape by with blissful ignorance. What has impressed me the most is how warm and fleshed out the narrative style of this novel is be despite it being told in the point of view of third person omniscient. It exudes humanity and emotion to the point where I sometimes think it's in first person. The narrative changes as Francie Nolan ages and the descriptions

Coping with loneliness is crippling feeling. Whether it is a character dealing with in a story, such as The catcher in the rye, by J.D. Salinger, or loneliness in real life,loneliness is significant and complex. Loneliness is becoming increasingly more apperarent in teengers. Loneliness negatively affcts teengers  relationships, health, and attiutde To begin with, loneliness is seen in the The Catcher in the Rye when Holden Caulfield tries to go home after being kick out of Pencey Prep: “ I didn’t want to go home or anything till they got it and thoroughly digest it all, i didn't want to be around when they first got it’’

Loneliness is becoming a worrisome trend in New York, the majority of the population are increasingly experiencing seclusion. The Scream on Fifty-seventh Street by Calisher is evidence that loneliness is a reality, and it's quite dangerous. The majority of the lonely people are the elderly widower and single parent families or divorced. Loneliness refers to the divergence amid the aspired and attained levels of social interaction' (Peplau & Perlman), it's stereotypical that old age is a season of loneliness. A typical characteristic of isolation is its subjectivity of experience and presence of an adverse effect.

Franny comments early on to Lane about his friend Wally Campbell. Franny goes on about him in a frenzy, saying, “I can’t remember some person immediately. Especially when they look like everybody else, and talk and dress and act like everybody else” (Salinger, 25). She is sickened by the conformity in the world and hates how everyone is trying to be the same exact posh and pretentious person. It is a natural human trait to assimilate to one’s environment and act as people expect.

Igniting Larry’s jealousy, his mother told him to be quiet during a conversation. Internally, he stated, “this [is my] first time [hearing] those ominous words, ‘talking to Daddy’.” Analysing his intention, Larry is not devious in the sense that he is a toxic child, he is simply in chase of affection. Aside from parental love, “Paradise Cafe” shows how flirtation produces envy. While sheltered from social cues, Lulie, the protagonist, falls in love at age fifteen. At a diner with her boyfriend, she instantly judges their waitress and gets blinded with jealousy. As her boyfriend flirts with the waitress, Lulie tells herself that the waitress looks “like a dimestore makeup queen.” Her jealousy stems from the awkwardness of the idea that her boyfriend would date someone as cheap as the waitress. With this in mind, Lulie is not only jealous but oblivious to reality. Briefly put, Larry and Lulie are jealous in order to protect their love.

One main reason that children are lonely will try to do anything to get what they want “I figured that she’s real smart as a result this shows that she will try her best to change her parents mind I could teach her thing” This teaches us that Doris will do anything to keep the dog.