Brooklyn - Key Scenes.

The key scenes of Brooklyn.

Opening Scene:
In the Opening Scene, we meet Eilís Lacey, a young girl from County Wexford. Eilís lives with her mother and her older sister, Rose. Recently, Ms. Kelly, a local shop owner, asks Eilís' mother to send Eilís down to the shop. Ms. Kelly, who is known in the village to run the shop quite expensively. Ms. Kelly hires Eilís for shop work every sunday, but doesnt pay her much. Also, when Ms. Kelly finds out Eilís is going to look for work in Brooklyn, Ms.Kelly dismisses her immediatly. This scene shows that Ms. Kelly doesnt care much about the people she employs as she is also constantly giving out about another worker in her shop, Mary.

Scene 2:
When Eilís leaves for Brooklyn, she realises that her sister, Rose, is sacrificing a lot for letting her go. Rose knows that she will now have to stay at home for the rest of her life to look after her mother as if Rose left, her mother will have no one at home. Eilís can't believe that Rose would sacrifice so much for her. This shows Rose's love for Eilís. It is also my favourite scene of the book.

Scene 3:
Eilís goes to the beach with Tony, a man whom Eilís falls in love with. They spend the whole day on the beach, going from between the sand and the sea. Tony keeps trying to hold Eilís close to him while they are in the sea, while Eilís messes with him and keeps swimming away from him. Eilís feels comfortable with him. This scene shows their affection for each other.

Scene 4:
While in Brooklyn, Eilís receives a message to say that her sister, Rose, has passed away in her sleep back at home. This comes to Eilís as a huge shock as, to Eilís' knowledge, Rose was healthy.But Rose wasn't well, and was told to take it easy. But Rose didn't listen and lived live as usual. Eilís' family are distraught. Eilís goes home then from Brooklyn to stay with her mother for a while, and leaves Tony in Brooklyn. Before she leaves, Tony asks her to marry him. This shows Eilís love for her family, and also Tony's love for Eilís.

Ending Scene:
After being back in Wexford for a few weeks, she finally decides to tell her mother, who doesnt yet know that Eilís is married, she is married. Her mother is silent at first, but then tells her to go back to Brooklyn to her husband. This shows that her mother loves her enought to let her go back... knowing that she will be left alone again.


I really liked this book as i found the whole book really interesting. I would recommend this book to anyone.