... at the top of the best-seller lists in the UK and USA for months from mid-1998. The book is widely acclaimed as a masterpiece. Frank McCourt's story resonates with huge numbers of people, both those who relate directly to their story, of which there are many in Britain and America, and ... did it quickly! Hpe it hlps!;0) Summary This absorbing, sad, humorous evocation of an impoverished Irish Catholic childhood describes the first nineteen years of Frank McCourt's life--from his birth in Brooklyn, New York; through the family's emigration four years later to his mother's roots in the slu...

• Word Count: 3537
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

... Ashes by Frank McCourt. There are 364 pages in the book. The main character is Frank himself. He tells his life story starting from when he was born in America. Frank is a very loving person. His family was an important part of his life, especially his little brothers. When no one was there to watch them, Frank took responsibility ... might be able to get some money since he did his bit for Ireland. The man in the IRA office said that he couldn't find a Malachy McCourt in any of his records. He left the place with no money and walked back to the train station where his family was eagerly...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the text Angela's Ashes, one of the main characters, Frank McCourt, relies upon his male counter-parts to build and develop his own personal identity. Several important male role models influence Frank through out the chapters, although only a few have a strong lasting effect on Franks personality and lifestyle. The main influences ... be the last attribute to leave him, after his comfort and his own family. This attitude is shown by Malachy as Angela says to Frank, ' There's no use asking dad to go because he will never stoop that low and even if he did he wont carry things ... fiddlers ...

• Word Count: 626
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Frank McCourt's memoir, Angela's Ashes, the reasons for which Angela and her future husband Malachy left Ireland for New York are quite clear. Angela was sent to New York by her mother: ... for Malachy, he escaped to New York because he had a price put on his head from fighting with the IRA - as a fugitive his only way out was to run. The McCourt family was never a really happy one: not only did it start as an unfortunate mistake, but there were plenty of more unfortunaties yet to come ... . Frank was merely a little child, but having no choice he witnessed it all from the perspective of ...

• Word Count: 406
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School