Eilis undergoes a major change while she is in Brooklyn. Compare and contrast Eilis’s character in Part 1 and Part 4.

When Eilis moves into Mrs. Kehoe’s boardinghouse, she finds that the other girls divide into two distinct groups. How do these girls influence Eilis and help her grow? How does she negotiate the tension between the groups’ opposing lifestyles?

Homesickness plays an important role in Brooklyn. What opposing forces balance The Longing for Home and prevent Eilis from abandoning her life in the US?