Brooklyn

Main Ideas

• Emigration and adaptation to a new culture: The main character, Eilis Lacey, moves from Ireland to Brooklyn, USA, and faces the challenges of adapting to a new life and culture.
• Search for identity: Eilis undergoes a process of self-discovery and identity search in a new society, balancing her Irish roots with her new American life.
• Love and relationships: The book explores various aspects of love and relationships, including Eilis's romantic relationships with Tony and Jim, as well as her relationships with family and friends.
• Home and belonging: The theme of home and belonging plays a crucial role, as Eilis is forced to choose between life in Ireland and life in America, causing her internal conflict.
• Social and economic changes: The book reflects the social and economic changes occurring in the 1950s and their impact on people's lives, especially immigrants.