A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn–Reflections One of the major theme that occur in the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is education. This is seen through Johnny and Katie Nolan and Mary Rommely in which they all agree that education is the way out for the Nolan children. For instance, Mary does not know when she moved to America that education is free, in fact she doesn’t even know the word “education,” but …

…a happy family of 6; 2 boys and 2 girls— equal shares. I am glad I picked out this book because I can relate to most of the content. It feels good because it makes me re-evaluate my life and think about what I want. There are a lot of symbolisms which makes it interesting and somewhat, it kind of ties in with both the Fifth Business and King Lear. Just can’t wait to finish the book.