A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Analysis

The Wild Trees is a book by Richard Preston about a small group of botanists that are curious about what the canopy of the redwood holds. The redwood tree comes from the sequoia family and is the largest single organism in the world. A group of people that include Michael Taylor, Steve Sillett, and Marie Antoine. Michael Taylor came from a wealthy family. His father did not want Michael to grow up spoiled. He tried to raise him as a middle class child who did not get whatever he wanted. Eventually when Michael went to college he did not pass his classes and decided to change his major. Michaels father was not very happy about this and gave him one last chance. Eventually when the time came again, Michael did not complete his classes for the

The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter is a story about a young white boy named John Butler, also known as True Son. He is taken by Indians when he is four years old. After being raised by Indians, white soldiers come to return him home. Unfortunately, for John, he doesn’t want to leave. He does not want to live with people he considers his enemy. During the journey, back to civilization, John resists to be controlled by the white soldiers and expresses deep levels of hatred toward them. Along the way, his favorite cousin, Half Arrow, catches up to him and accompanies the rest of the journey. When the group reaches a certain point, Half Arrow is forced to leave. John realizes that might be the last time he ever sees his cousin.

“Connecticut, pine trees in back” by Alex DuBois is a personal narrative that goes through his hardships. He goes deep within his memories and pulls the readers attention by using a special choice of words, these words being explicit as you would not normally see in other writings. This is why his personal narrative is so special. In my creative writing, I rewrote his piece and put it in my own memories. I chose to write in this genre like DuBois to express my life like he did. He was very clear and precise on his memories of his life and I tried to act the same. Here is the analytical statement of “the escape” by Trevor Folts.

Good afternoon and welcome to Poetry Week. Today I will be talking to you about the topic of urban life in Australian poetry. During this presentation, I will discuss the poem Tree in the City by Thomas Shapcott and its representation of urban life. This will then be followed by how the poetic devices of metaphor and imagery are used in the poem and finally, I will compare it to the taught poem Phasing Out the Mangroves.

It is presently common, to label women as inherently malicious and slanderous individuals. We see these stereotypes present, in today’s society. For instance, when two women get in an argument, others around them, tend to yell ‘cat fight’, declaring that because they are women, they presume them as ‘catty’. This scenario, can also be used as a parallel, that depicts what society does to women. Society sets women in opposition to each other, by elevating a male’s status, and forcing women to seek approval from men. In the book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the main character Francie observes, a situation where, a woman is verbally and eventually physically assaulted, by other women, because she is not married (or really, she doesn’t care nor needs the

There are many incidents in life that can scar you forever and leave you feeling broken. These things are incredibly hard to come back from and it can take time to fully heal. In the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, this happens to main character and protagonist, Melinda. The summer before high school, she was raped and that left her with this huge thing that she had to revive from. Throughout the novel, Anderson uses trees, both real trees and paintings of them, to express Melinda’s growth and her path to recovery. As shown, in the beginning of the novel, Melinda has a difficult time dealing with all of the negative emotions and who she is but at the end she finally creates a better life for herself.

Love is a game. The object of the game is for men to win the hearts of women. But winning the hearts of women is rare for men to do. The man in the poem “Love In Brooklyn”, is a novice player in the game of love. Because he is unfamiliar with the rules, he does not know how to win the hearts of women. Because of his lack of knowledge in women, he is extremely introverted when he interacts with women. He said, ““I love you, Horowitz”... and he blew his nose””(Line 1). The way he said “I love you” made the meaning of the statement lose its value. He also tried to prove to her that he loved her by comparing his love for her to a tank sliding through the trees (lines 12-14). He compares his love for her to destruction illustrating that he is clueless

In Toni Morrison's novel Beloved, each character holds a special connection to trees and each places different meaning in them. The motif of trees and plants represent a calming force, escape from hardship, and circle of life that can heal the wounds of slavery. Paul D and Sethe are two characters in particular who place unique meaning in plants and use them as a way to escape their painful memories and the horrors of slavery.

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.

This illustrates that although she begins the play in misery she continues to suffer throughout the play.

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

In Allen Johnson’s “The Forest, The Trees, and The One Thing”, he expresses that in order to understand sociology we need to be able to understand the relationship between biography and history. To explain this, Johnson uses five rules to sociology called the sociological imagination. These rules explain how an individual relates to social systems.

Every fall, people look to the trees to see the beautiful leaves transform from vibrant green to yellow, orange, and red. It's a really beautiful sight to see. While fall is the perfect time to adore your trees, it's also the ideal time to examine your trees for signs of distress.

When it comes to murder cases, most people would agree that they can’t be left unsolved. In the short story “In a Bamboo Grove” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the murder of Takehiro takes place in a grove of bamboo. Three people have confessed, including the victim himself. The author than decided to leave the story of by leaving it unsolved. I believe that Masago, the wife of Takehiro, killed him. I believe this because Masago’s confession was the only one that took place away from the courtroom. Also, all the confessions consisted of Masago wanting Takehiro dead. Although, the bandit Tajomaru and Takehiro played a convincing act of killing Takehiro, but they both have reason to cover for Masago.

The book gets us to think a lot about how much control we really have. Sophie doesn’t seem to go as deep into the philosophy as it seems the Philosopher wants her to. She answers the question, but she doesn’t think about the depth to the question. She just skims to find the answer. Everything she has thought so far was just her thinking about exactly what that Philosopher wanted her to. She never really puts her own thoughts into the depth. The story is showing Sophie on her way to finding the answers to the world’s most unanswered questions. Whether or not she will find them, who knows? There will be sad things passing through your life, but that doesn’t mean that you will become a sad person. Your life does not become sad because of sad moments. If you think about how the past has dealt with bad situations, you can find better ways to get through them. If you don’t ever think about the past, you are determined to repeat it. You will only focus on what is right in front of you, instead of looking past your comfort zone into the world. Passage: I don’t want you to end up in such a sad state. I will do what I can to acquaint you with your historical roots. It is the only way to become a human being. It is the only way to become more than a naked ape. It is the only way to avoid floating in a vacuum.