Subject Tag: hope

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

Filed under: Child/Young Adult, Fiction, Reviews

Betty Smith expertly recreates the 1912 Brooklyn of 11-year-old Francie Nolan in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Through Betty Smith’s words, I learned of the awfulness of enduring agonizing hunger and dire poverty in the tenements of Brooklyn in a volatile time.
But Francie’s poverty is only part of Francie’s story. As Francie grows from age [...]

Social Issues in Literature: Depression

Filed under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Meme, Nonfiction, Reviews

Depression is one of the most common social and emotional problems around the world. One in five people will experience major depression at some point in their lives. Women are especially susceptible (especially after childbirth), but everyone can and does succumb to periods of discouragement for any number of reasons.
Because depression is such a part [...]

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