A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Essay

Betty Smith 's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn presents the problems of a child growing up, the coming of age when one meets challenges and overcomes obstacles. The protagonist, Francie Nolan, undergoes a self-discovery as she strives to mature living in the Brooklyn slum despite its poverty and privation. Thus, Smith 's thematic treatment of the struggle of maturity has become for the reader an exploration of loneliness, family relationships, the loss of innocence, and death and disease. One of the

Everyone is different but in our world the main difference between two people is usually gender. Most people would say that the two things that separate people the most in the world is gender and race. I think these things could bring people together or tear them apart. Gender difference has been around since the beginning of time and I don’t think it's going away anytime soon. First of all, so many things are used to show difference of gender in the world. One thing that stick out about gender

response to a child acting immaturely is to say “grow up”. People who promote this phrase encourage maturity and better decision making, however, this is not the right thing to say. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the early Twentieth Century. The protagonist, Frances (Francie) Mary Nolan, is part of a working class American family but is able to see past the dust and grime and into the beauty. In A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith raises the question of whether it is

Gender Roles in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Life is harsh, offers no platitudes, and is bleak for the characters in the story, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. The book is set in the early 1900’s where gender controls a person, and their social relations. The story address political and social issues of this time period, especially ones focusing on gender identity. Looking at the time period of this book, the author's portrayal of women was extremely modernly explored, which allows the gender stereotypes

Having finished the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, I felt contented knowing Francie was able to make it to college, due to her ambitious and committed nature, like I had predicted in my previous journal entry. As a result of this, the Nolans are able to escape the vicious cycle of poverty. In my opinion, the ending of the novel was very contrasting to the ending of Things Fall Apart, as Okonkwo, who at the beginning of the book was very ambitious, failed to live up to his character’s trait(s)

In the novel A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith Francie is shaped the individual struggles she faces through life. Throughout the novel Francie is experienced to different life lessons. Poverty restrains Francie and her family with what they’re able to do. Having one parent figure not only drags Francies family into a deeper poverty, but it also brings emotional distress into the household. The environment Francie lives in exposes her to different religions, ideas, and hardships. Franice

Death and depression are just some of the tones found from chapter 36 in the book, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith. The author uses diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax in the chapter to make it interesting to readers that makes them want to read the chapter. These factors helps the reader find out what the true feelings the characters feel towards Johnny’s death. Diction is the first factor that the author uses to set the mood of the chapter. The overall tone of the chapter is

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. Sissy encounters hardships while 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.     Sissy was fourteen and married when she first became pregnant and from then on

individual’s weakness is often acknowledged more than their triumphs. In both A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, show how the weakness of human nature affects an individual’s persona. Although the strengths of human nature is a powerful part of an individual’s identity, I believe that weakness is displayed and taken in account more often. In A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, Katie exhibits strength throughout the novel but Johnny’s alcohol addiction exhibits

In my opinion, there are too many people who are prone to immediately judge a person negatively without complete intuition and continue to live on with their unalterable opinion. In Chapter 30 of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Katie proves to be the contrary, though not at first. Concerning Joanna, the teen mother who faces physical abuse when resentful women throw rocks at her, Katie says with a hint of truth: “But what good is her looks? They’re a curse to the girl...and her daughter has this