A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Group at eNotes

Sissy doesn't value marriage very much. It is a societal requirement,...

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:11:37 PST

Sissy doesn't value marriage very much. It is a societal requirement, something that comes as a consequence of her free-spirited, highly-sexed nature, and it is also something which she can manipulate to suit her convenience. Sissy was first married, to a man of twenty-five, when she was fourteen. It was not her first romance, and it occurred because the man beat up her father when challenged "instead of the other way around". Sissy...

Explain how Sissy values marriage in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:23:15 PST

Explain how Sissy values marriage in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Francie's father is a singing waiter. Francie's father, Johnny Nolan,...

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:54:58 PST

Francie's father is a singing waiter. Francie's father, Johnny Nolan, never is able to secure steady work; he only works "at one-night places here and there". He would undoubtedly be able to better provide for his family if, like the other waiters who meet at Union Headquarters, he had a regular waiter job during the week and could pick up extra money on Saturday nights. Johnny Nolan, however, is an alcoholic, and the odd jobs he gets...

What does Francie’s father do for a living in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:39:08 PST

What does Francie’s father do for a living in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?

A Tree Grows In Brooklyn Introduction?

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:27:16 PST

I am involved in the Speech team at my high school and I just picked up a new piece from the first 14 pages of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. The intro must have the title and author and something that will interest the listner as well as introduce the piece. If I could find a reoccuring theme or something that's going on in the present that would tie in it would be perfect. However, I am having a hard time finding anything so any suggestions...

Trying to find a theme or something from the present to tie into the...

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 10:25:16 PST

Trying to find a theme or something from the present to tie into the first 14 pages of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn?

On pickle days, Francie goes to the Hebrew man in the neighborhood store...

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:01:48 PST

On pickle days, Francie goes to the Hebrew man in the neighborhood store to buy a Jewish pickle.When she goes to the store, the old Jewish man gets insulted when she asks for a "penny sheeny pickle" (Smith) Francie does not know that the word sheeny is an insult to Jewish people. It is a slang word used to call Jews, kike or hebe, or worse. Francie uses the word without knowing what it means. But the Hebrew man can't...

How did Francie insult the pickle man in "A Tree Grows in...

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:25:01 PST

How did Francie insult the pickle man in "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"?

When you are writing a response,you need to prove your point.The quotes...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:41:19 PST

When you are writing a response,you need to prove your point.The quotes you chose are good.Now,whenever you use quotes in an essay,you need to introduce them.Do not just place quotes and think they make up the sentence.For example, you might see this sentence in an essay like yours: Frances shows hope when she is "praying that no one would buy it".Then you would want to take another sentence or two to explain that quote.You should...

How can I explain Francie's determination and optimism in an essay while...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:48:13 PST

It's the part where she gets the christmas tree. I need to write an essay one paragraph for each personality trait and I found that she's determined and optimistic.
My quotes I found for determination:
"Me and my brother were not too little together."
"Neeley went to his knees but she pulled him up...:
Optimism:
"Praying that no one whould buy it."
Thanks for the help :P

Our children seem to be reaching maturity more quickly today than in the...

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:57:29 PST

Our children seem to be reaching maturity more quickly today than in the past. Scientific research points to the use of steroids in animal production for food (beef, pork, poultry) which also effects the human consumer. Therefore we have young girls becoming a "woman" at age eight or nine much less in middle school. Hormones are a huge issue in 8th grade which definitely effects their lives and the lives of those around them....

You've asked a lot of questions! I taught 8th graders for four years,...

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:44:53 PST

You've asked a lot of questions! I taught 8th graders for four years, and I can tell that things have changed for them just in the 30+ years since I was an 8th grader. Sex and drugs (including tobacco and alcohol) have always been and will always be issues for all teenagers. But my generation didn't have to worry about catching a virus that could kill you. We didn't have images of sex and violence digitally pumped into our homes every day....

I just finished reading and listening to the new Harper Perenial edition...

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:49:39 PST

Id' like to discuss how relavant this book is to today's 8th grader's. How much has America changed in 100 years? What challenges face 8th grader's today? Has poverty really changed? Are children safer today?

How is Francie Nolan, the protagonist, a dynamic (changing) character,...

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:18:27 PST

How is Francie Nolan, the protagonist, a dynamic (changing) character, like how does she generally change?