Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
novel
|
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:Elia_Kazan
1945 film stage play Academy_Award_nomination |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
explores social issues
character-driven narrative depicts immigrant experience |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Betty_Smith
|
| gptkbp:awards |
New_York_Public_Library's_Best_Books_for_Teens
|
| gptkbp:characterDevelopment |
Francie's_aspirations
Francie_Nolan's_growth Nolan_family's_struggles |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
well-received
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
classic_American_novel
|
| gptkbp:filmFestival |
gptkb:Betty_Smith
|
| gptkbp:filmography |
gptkb:Ethel_Barrymore
gptkb:Joan_Blondell gptkb:Dorothy_McGuire gptkb:James_Dunn Peggy Ann Garner |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Joy in the Morning
|
| gptkbp:genre |
coming-of-age
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Great Depression
early 20th century America |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Angela's_Ashes
The Help The Glass Castle |
| gptkbp:influences |
American_literature
|
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Betty_Smith's_childhood
|
| gptkbp:ISBN |
978-0061120110
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Francie_Nolan
|
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
first-person
|
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
"You can't be a writer if you don't read."
"The world was not a good place for a girl to grow up in." "The best thing about the world is that it is full of people who care." |
| gptkbp:pageCount |
496
|
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
1943
|
| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:Harper_&_Brothers
|
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
|
| gptkbp:symbolism |
education
hope the tree |
| gptkbp:theme |
family
education poverty |