The Ulitimate Goal - Angela

The first deaths that Frankie McCourt has to learn to deal with are the deaths of his three siblings. His infant sister, Mary Margaret, is the first of the children to die; this also is the opening scene of the film. The next child to die is one of the twin boys, Oliver, and then a short time later the other twin, Eugene, also dies. All of the deaths of his brothers and sisters happen before Frankie is seven years old, but Frankie still is effected. After the first twin dies, Frankie is shown in the cemetery praying to God and saying he doesn’t know why they can’t keep the children with them.

This shows the innocence but also the understanding that his brothers and sister are not coming back.

The next death in Frankie’s life was the death of his Grandmother. She was never all that close to the family, she would lend a hand if it was the last resort. After his father “died” the family was evicted from their home, and they moved in with a cousin, Laman Griffin. Living with him was undesirable to say the least and after a huge fight Frankie leaves and moves into his Grandmother’s home with his Aunt and Uncle. The reason this move was possible was due to the fact that his Grandmother had recently passed away leaving an open bed. By Frankie having a stable home to live in and a job, things were beginning to look up for the young adult.

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