A Tree grows in Brooklyn- is my book messed up?

Question

I'm reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. It's probably the best novel ever written..

I got near the end page 435 out of 486 and it just got weird. It seems to bejumping around.
It goes from a death, to a character showing snapshots, to a mild argument about buying sauerkraut, to eavesdropping, to taking money out of a purse.

It isn't logical, and the events aren't connected- is my book messed up? Is thi novel supposed to be this way??

Answer 1

your book is fine all of those things are flash backs, he is remembering things he saw earlier in life.

Answer 2

plants, yes, trees, no. Trees need to establish a root system, and they will have no reason to establish roots if you give them all the nutrients they need right away by planting them in compost. Plants are fine, because I assume you want them to bear fruit, or produce flowers, which they will do more quickly in compost.