January 25, 2013

Jenny

In the poem, "Little Blue Boy" by Eugene Field, he talks of a boy who kisses his toys before he sleeps, but never wakes up to kiss them again. The toys obey and still hope for the boy to wake up and kiss them again. They wonder what happened to the little blue boy. A Tree In Brooklyn by Betty Smith, the protagonist is a girl named Francie. The theme of the story from what what was read in chapter one can be: not being able to escape a place. Francie, as inferred to be an Irish immigrant is not wealthy. She has to endure the pain of being pinched on the cheek for an extra penny. Also, she is not able to afford many things. Francie does not show discontent for her life, but surely as a little girl, she does not want to grow up here in Brooklyn forever. She wants to live a life where she can buy candy whenever she wants. Like the toys who are waiting for the boy to wake up, Francie is waiting for her life to change, for something to happen. Also, in the supermarket, Francie sees an old man alone. She is scared to be alone, without the companion of her mom and  brother as she grows older. Like the toys, they do not want to be without the boy, but he never wakes up to kiss them again.