1. Angela
He couldn't sustain his job and as a result, McCourt, his brothers and mother, Angela, lived in dirty, poor conditions. ... His language is colloquial and his sentences short. All these devices give an effect as if McCourt is actually telling us the story. There is also an absence of sentimentality and he presents his story in a very direct and matter-of-fact way as is evident in the beginning two paragraphs where he writes, "My father and mother should have stayed in New York When I look back at my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. ... As the story progresses and Mc. ...
- Word Count: 1106
- Approx Pages: 4
- Grade Level: High School