“The Plebeians to Sculpt an Artist”
In any society there will always be a lower class; poverty is inevitable. Those born into it usually are stuck in it’s shallow gallows; trapped to live a life unknown and to make little impact, usually forgotten as soon as their poor health strikes them down. But, some manage to escape the claws of destitution through the practice of learning and determination. Francie Nolan, a girl grown up in poverty, is the protagonist in the remarkable novel, A tree grows in Brooklyn, by preeminent author, Betty Smith. The book is an enchanting story based on the life of a Brooklyn girl coming of age. Her father once a dreamer now a drunk, her mother a bitter realist, and her fantastic aunts and grandmother all make Francie and her brother, Neeley, comfortably ignorant …show more content…
Francie is not who she ends up being at the end of the end of the book solely because of her families’ sculpting abilities, but also because of God’s prevalence. He gives Francie the gift of life; placing in her not only a well functioning brain, but also happiness and a pure will to accomplish goals. “... the reading, the observing, the living from day to day. It was something that had been born into her and her only -- the something different from anyone else in the two families. It was what God or whatever is his equivalent puts into each soul that is given life -- the one different thing such as that which makes no two fingerprints on the face of the earth alike” (72). This quote truly shows how much of a gift Francie is to all those she interacts with.
She is a unique specimen in which good always springs forth, the girl never intends poorly on anyone, she is naive, observant, and destined for greatness.
Later in the book, often when together, Francie and Neely, who have already
In any society there will always be a lower class; poverty is inevitable. Those born into it usually are stuck in it’s shallow gallows; trapped to live a life unknown and to make little impact, usually forgotten as soon as their poor health strikes them down. But, some manage to escape the claws of destitution through the practice of learning and determination. Francie Nolan, a girl grown up in poverty, is the protagonist in the remarkable novel, A tree grows in Brooklyn, by preeminent author, Betty Smith. The book is an enchanting story based on the life of a Brooklyn girl coming of age. Her father once a dreamer now a drunk, her mother a bitter realist, and her fantastic aunts and grandmother all make Francie and her brother, Neeley, comfortably ignorant …show more content…
Francie is not who she ends up being at the end of the end of the book solely because of her families’ sculpting abilities, but also because of God’s prevalence. He gives Francie the gift of life; placing in her not only a well functioning brain, but also happiness and a pure will to accomplish goals. “... the reading, the observing, the living from day to day. It was something that had been born into her and her only -- the something different from anyone else in the two families. It was what God or whatever is his equivalent puts into each soul that is given life -- the one different thing such as that which makes no two fingerprints on the face of the earth alike” (72). This quote truly shows how much of a gift Francie is to all those she interacts with.
She is a unique specimen in which good always springs forth, the girl never intends poorly on anyone, she is naive, observant, and destined for greatness.
Later in the book, often when together, Francie and Neely, who have already