The Nolan's are a young family, living in Brooklyn, New York. The members of the Nolan family are the main characters in the novel A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, beautifully written by Betty Smith. Johnny, Katie, and their two children Francie and Neely portray how life was in Brooklyn during the late 1800's and early 1900's. This family is forced to make many important decisions, as all families must do. However, unfortunately often times the best outcome was not the end result.
Before the birth of Katie and Johnny's first child (Francie) the couple lived a stress free life. Johnny and Katie lived and worked together, happily married at the age sixteen. They worked the night shift together at a school, where they put items away as well as cleaned classrooms. They enjoyed this job since they laughed, relaxed, danced, and romanced, while working, not to mention they had the entire day before them where they could do whatever they pleased. Upon the expectancy of their first child,......

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Title: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn/The Nolans
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