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读书笔记2钟玉琳20101504561BE1102ATreeGrowninBrooklynATreeGrowsinBrooklyn,whatasplendidnameforthisbook.MostpeoplethathavenotreadthisbookmightonlythinkthatthisbookisaboutatreegrowinginBrooklyn.NotknowingthatthisbookisreallyaboutFrancieNolan.FrancieisthetreethatisgrowinginBrooklyn.Sheisgrowingupsoquickly,notbecauseshewantsto,butbecauseshehastoo.Franciewasbasicallyforcedtogrowupinhermid-teens.Shehadtohelpsupportherfamily.TheworldthatFrancielivedinalsocontributedtohergrowthintowomanhood.ATreeGrowsinBrooklyntakesplaceduringtheearly1900's,intheslumsofWilliamsburgs,Brooklyn.TheslumsarewheretheNolanfamilylivestheirwholelives,althoughFrancielatermovesoutandtravelsintoNewYorkCityforherwellpayingjob.TheNolanfamilyconsistsoffourstrongheartedpeople.TheNolan'sareuniqueforafamilywholivesintheslumsofBrooklyn;theyareaprettydecentfamilyoffour.KateisthebeautifulyoungmotherofFrancieandNeeleyandthewifeofJohnny.Kateholdsajanitressjobtokeepherfamilytogetherandfromstarving,sheisbasicallythesoleproviderforthefamily.Johnny,Kate'sdrunkhusband,isconsideredtobeagoodman,butheisnothingbutadrunkwho,hasanoffandonagainjobasafreelancesinger/waiter.Theirdaughter,Francie,whoisthemaincharacterofthebook,isaveryintelligentyoungwoman.Franciealwayswantstodothebestineverythingthatshetries.FinallyistheyoungestNolan,Neeley.HeisFrancie'syoungerbrother.Heisalsolovedthemostbyhismamma.NeeleyisKatiesFavoriteandthisisquiteobvious.TheNolan'sareunique.Theyhavehopethatlifewillgetbetter.TheNolanfamilyhaveanoldtin-canbankthattheykeepinaclosetintheirhouse.Katiewastoldtohavethisbanktoaccumulatemoneytobuylandsoshecouldpassitontoherchildren.Theyputasmuchinastheycanaffordeveryday,anditslowlyaccumulateslittlebylittle.Thisbookshowsthat,apennysaved,isapennyearned.Andthateverylittlebitcounts.Itmakesyourealizethatmoneyisnoteverything.Thisfamilydidnothavemuchmoney,buttheydidhavemuchhope.1
读书笔记2钟玉琳20101504561BE1102Laterinthebook,asFranciegetsolder,herconfidenceismorepresent.Theharshworldthatshehadlivedinforcedhertobecomeanadultinhermid-teens.Shehadtoworktohelpsupportherfamily.Hermothertaughtherhowtobestrong.Shelearnedearlyonhowharshtheworldcouldbe.Andalsotostandupforwhatshebelievesin.Franciehadsuchawonderfulwayofescapingreality,shewouldreadbooksthatwereborrowedfromthelibraryandshewouldalsowritestories.Thiswashermostfavoritethingstodo.Whenshewasyoung,everySaturdayshewouldtakeatriptothelibraryandcheckoutanewandexcitingbook.Shehadauniquewayofreadingherbooks,fromAtoZishowshedidit,bytheauthorslastname.Shewasdeterminedtoreadeverybookinthelibrary.BookstookFrancietoawholeotherworld,aworldofherownthatnoonecouldruin.Noteventheworldthatshelivedin.Franciewasalwaysasmartchild.Shestoodoutfromtheotherchildreninherclass.Franciewasawonderfulstorywriter.Shewouldwritestoriesoffictionandnon-fiction.Someofherstorieswerealsoaboutherfatherpassingaway.Franciewantedtogrowupandbecomeawriter.Sheevenhadastoryofherspublishedinaschoolnewspaper.。ThepassingofJohnnyNolanwastragic.Manypeoplemournedthelossofthatman,eventhoughhewasadrunk.Franciewasepicallydistraughtoverhimdieing.JohnnywastheonlyonethattrulylovedFrancie.Thiswasbyfar,thesaddestpartofthebook.Justimagingwhatthatpoorchildhadtobefeelingmademeupset.Johnnypastawayduetopneumoniaandalcoholism.IfJohnnyhadnotdranksooftenhisfamilywouldbeinbettershapeandhischildrenwouldnotgotobedhungry.ThedeathofJohnnywasalsoveryhardonKatiebecauseshehadababycoming.Somethingthatshewasnotreadyfor,nordidshewant.Sheknewthatherfamilywasgoingtomakeit,butitwasgoingtobehard.AsKatie'sduedatedrawsnear,shetellsFranciethatsheshouldremainnearbytoheralways.Francieactuallyfeelsclosetohermotherforthefirsttimeever.AlthoughKatielovesbetter,FrancierealizesthatsheneedsherdaughtermorethanhersonanddoesnothesitatetoletNeeleyknowthis.Francieaskshermotherifshewouldlikehertodropoutofschooltohelpwiththebillsbuthermotherinsiststhatshecontinueshereducation.Franciewasrelievedthathermotherwasinfavorofhereducation.FrancieeducationwasherkeyoutofWilliamsburg.2

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