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Read the excerpt below from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and answer the question that follows:

Most children brought up in Brooklyn before the First World War remember Thanksgiving Day there with a peculiar tenderness. It was the day children went around “ragamuffin” or “slamming gates,” wearing costumes topped off by a penny mask.



Based on this excerpt, what is the author’s purpose in writing?

A) to inform
B) to persuade
C) to publish
D) to analyze

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The answer is A. Had that same question on english 10 A

The author’s purpose behind writing the given excerpt from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was to inform the readers. Hence, Option A is correct.

What is the theme of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn?

The main theme of the novel which was written in the year 1943 by Betty Smith is “Perseverance through hardship”.  The theme had a direct connection with the American dream motif and also had a tree which is used as a symbol. In the novel, the story is about the strength of Rommely women. From the given strength, the thing that is suggested is that these women can withstand any hardship.

Once upon a time, when a girl name Francie, was born sick and perseveres like a tree, as a result of this, her mother never doubts her strength. The tree about whom, in the novel description, is there, it grows in tenement districts. The quality of the tree is that to grow like other trees, it doen;t need water, light, or even soil. The tree is the symbol of perseverance and hope amidst hardship, which is also the main theme of the novel.

Thus, Option A is correct.

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