The plot follows Francie as she blossoms from being a carefree child to learning how to balance her education and supporting her family as a teenager. The novel’s protagonist is Francie Nolan, the daughter of two first-generation Americans living in poverty in Brooklyn, New York. In honor of Women’s History Month, The Catalyst recommends “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn,” a 1943 novel by American author Betty Smith.
An Armed Services Edition of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith (1943). For questions and accessibility information, call 51, TTY 51. until 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons from 1 p.m. The Central Library is open Monday, noon-8 p.m., Tuesday, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. Please call (510) 981-6236 to register for this program. Participation is limited and registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, this free Book into Film program at the Central Library takes place every other month and offers adult and teen patrons the opportunity to discuss books, films and the art of adaptation. After viewing the film, participants will discuss the play, the movie and the adaptation process. Discussion group participants will read the book at home and then gather at 1:30 on Sunday, in the 3 rd floor Community Meeting Room at Berkeley’s Central Library, 2090 Kittredge Street to view the film together.
This was Kazan’s first feature film, and still garners critical acclaim. Director Kazan insisted on black and white film for the 1945 film, which won Oscars for Peggy Ann Garner (Francie) and James Dunn as her charming but irresponsible father. The 1943 novel focuses on young Francie Nolan and her Irish-American’s family struggles to survive the Brooklyn tenement of Williamsburg in the early 1900s. Berkeley Public Library invites you to a viewing of Elia Kazan’s film of the Betty Smith novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
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