A_Tree_Grows_in_Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith isn't well known for her many works, but the one book that almost everyone has heard about, is A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. In this novel she shows herself to be an author of great depth and knowledge; she gives us a peek into the complex human soul. This book gives great insight into life; it shows why many people strive to become someone better and how some people are able to move up to a better station in life even though there are tremendous odds and forces working against them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn touches everyone's' hearts. It is about a little girl, Mary Frances Nolan (also known as Francie), growing up in the poorer part of Brooklyn with a drunken, singing waiter for a father. This father somehow always makes her feel so special and "normal". She lives with her severely realistic mother, her father, and a brother(Neeley) who is privileged as the “favorite child”. Francie is treated poorly throughout school because she is so different and independent. Francie always kept to herself and was the silent studious type, which deepened the division between herself and dream, francie, school, tree, life, grows, brooklyn, better, people, money, high, herself, father, education, book, about, very, true, today, stop, special, rich, one, novel, known, higher, great, gives, everyone, even, dreams, division, diploma, because, after, able, place, yourself, young, yet, worry, world, works, working, work, wonderful, without, wealth, way, betty, smith