Angelas Ashes - Role Models

Franks first male role model encounter is of course with his father, Malachy, who teaches Frank a fair amount about the world he lives in. Malachy, being a typical Irishman, drinks his wages at the pub each Friday and Frank observes this keenly, Malachy does not allow himself to stoop to the self humiliation of begging, and shows Frank that a ma

Mr Timoney who provides an worldly perspective, Paddy Clohessy who teaches Frank optimism and a greater awareness of his own situation and Uncle Pat with his ‘family relations’ skills, all contribute a positive influential role in Franks life, whereas Laman Griffen who provokes and ‘tortures’ Frank, the priests and assocsiated collegues who deny and disrespect Frank and ‘Quasimodo Dooley’ and his business with his sisters in the shower, all contribute negative influential roles. All of these varying contributers create a unique charater, Frank McCourt of Limerick.

Another important influence on Frank is his later companion and work mate, Mr. Hannon, who employs Frank as a coal deliverer on his coal float. Mr. Hannon does not directly influence Frank, although he installs the first feelings of ‘provider’ for Frank by giving him the opportunity to work as a man. Frank says ‘I feel like a man, a man with a

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