Part one of term paper
is an appropriate name for the book. It’s about 7 years of Frances Nolan’s life. The book’s title is highly symbolical and took me several passes through it before I understood it completely. In the beginning of the book the author talks about the “Tree of Heaven”. “No matter where the seed fell, it made a ...

Part two of term paper
... grew in abandoned lots, neglected rubbish heaps, and cement. “It grew lushly, but only in the tenements districts”. From what I understand the tree symbolizes Francie, and the book title means Francie (The tree) grows up in Brooklyn, simple enough? So as Betty Smith (The author) talks about the tree’s determination to grow no matter what odds are against it, she’s talking about Francie and her iron will to get an education and make things easier for her family. At the end of ...