A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Chapters 32-37: Francie's Crowded Hour

Modern Brooklyn

After Theodore Roosevelt fought gallantly in the Spanish-American War of 1898, he called that time period his “crowded hour.” What he meant was that those few months were especially formative and had an outsized impact on the rest of his life. 

When I read Chapters 32-37, I thought the same thing about Francie’s 14th year. The assault and …