Why is the tree growing in Francie's neighborhood called the Tree of Heaven?
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 A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty SmithIn Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Francie Nolan grows from a pre-teen young girl in 1912 Brooklyn to a young woman preparing to enter college. Throughout the novel, we experience what life is like for Francie and her family, which includes a hard-drinking father and the economic cost associated with that. But no matter the struggles that Francie encounters on her way to becoming an independent woman, her tenacity in creating the best life for herself that she can is inescapable. Ultimately her determination to succeed is like the tree that grows in the courtyard where Francie grows up, a tree called the Tree of Heaven, which always grows, regardless of whether or not it is watered, and which symbolizes the strength to survive, just as Francie survives. Search this CliffsNote
Book SummaryBetty Smith BiographySummary and Analysis by ChapterBook 1: Chapters 1–3Book 1: Chapters 4–6Book 2: Chapters 7–9Book 2: Chapters 10–12Book 2: Chapters 13–14Book 3: Chapters 15–17Book 3: Chapters 18–20Book 3: Chapters 21–23Book 3: Chapters 24–26Book 4: Chapters 27–29Book 4: Chapters 30–33Book 4: Chapters 34–36Book 4: Chapters 37–39Book 4: Chapters 40–42Book 5: Chapters 43–45Book 5: Chapters 46–48Book 5: Chapters 49–51Book 5: Chapters 52–54Book 6: Chapters 55–56Character MapCharacter AnalysisFrancie NolanKatie Rommely NolanJohnny NolanNeeley NolanAunt SissyAunt EvyMary RommelyOther CharactersCritical EssaysThemes in A Tree Grows in BrooklynSymbols in A Tree Grows in BrooklynStudy and Homework HelpFull Glossary for A Tree Grows in BrooklynQuiz
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