Question

select the correct answer.
a tree grows in brooklyn by betty smith is a novel about a poor girl named francie nolan who lives in the borough of brooklyn in new york city. in her courtyard grows a tree that thrives despite a lack of water or nourishment and comes to symbolize francie’s resilience in the face of hardship. which summary would be an appropriate parody of the original story?
a. francie moves to phoenix and a cactus grows in her yard.
b. francie plants a large garden in brooklyn.
c. francie’s family moves from brooklyn to manhattan.
d. francie runs away from home to become a forest ranger.

Explanation:

A parody should retain the core symbolic element (a plant symbolizing resilience) while altering the setting/plant in a humorous or exaggerated way. Option A replaces the tree in Brooklyn with a cactus in Phoenix (a desert city), mirroring the original's "plant thriving despite harsh conditions" but with a comical twist (cactus in a desert - like environment vs. tree in Brooklyn's harshness). Options B, C, D don't maintain the symbolic plant - resilience parallel.

Answer:

A. Francie moves to Phoenix and a cactus grows in her yard.