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Similarities Between Tom Sawyer And A Tree Grows In Brooklyn

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Because hardships are able to change and define a person, they can develop a better sense of character. Tom Sawyer in “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain and Francie Nolan in “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn” by Betty Smith shows how adversity can cause a child to mature more quickly than others. They both grow from immature kids to very well developed adolescents. Although some people may take misfortune a different way, challenges are mostly able to bring out the good in people. Francie Nolan was a very curious, innocent girl in her youth. She loved to read and enjoyed the little things, and especially the “little” things because of how struck her family was of poverty. She doesn’t think herself as poor because of the rich imagination
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