A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Setting
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is set in Brooklyn's immigrant neighborhoods. The novel opens in the summer of 1912 with eleven-year-old Francie Nolan sitting on the fire escape and looking at a Tree of Heaven in her backyard; it then moves back in time twelve years to the courtship of Francie's parents. The novel proceeds chronologically from this point onward, tracing the lives of Francie; her brother, Neeley; and their parents, friends, and relatives. The sights, smells, and sounds of Brooklyn street life permeate the novel, influencing Francie's moods and helping form her character...
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