Frank and his brothers steal lemonade for their sick mother who begs them for lemonade after a miscarriage. Frank is motivated by his mother's desperation for the lemonade, " I try to find the music in my own head but all I hear is my mother moaning for lemonade."(236) Stealing for Frank and his brothers was not their first choice of providing necessities but a last resort. .
The only time Mrs.McCourt's family extends help is during times of great desperation and the assistance given is meager. An example of this is the children's Aunt Aggie, who takes care of them for a short period of time when Mrs.McCourt develops pneumonia. She tells the children that she " can't stand the sight of them anymore"(242) and allows them to briefly stay with her until the mother gets better. Aunt Aggie allows them a little food and is constantly degrading the children by saying thing such as "Jesus above, can't you do anything right?"(245)when the children ask questions. .
The children are constantly cold and uncomfortable because of drafty houses and using coats to keep warm because they had no real blankets. At one point in the story, the McCourts are forced to take wood from the wall to keep a fire going. Mrs.McCourt tells the children " One more board from that wall, one more and not another one. She says that for two weeks till there's nothing left but the beam frame."(276) Eventually the landlord discovers the damage to the house and the McCourts are forced to move in with Mrs.McCourt's cousin. .
Frank takes on the role of the head of the family proudly and comments " Its hard to sleep when you know you know the next day you"re fourteen and starting your first job as a man." (p.309) Frank's ability to provide financial stability leads to greater comfort and living conditions for the family.
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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. ... 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 through the street.'. ... "Pa Keating", an uncle of Franks plays quite a large role in Franks personal development, and this quote from Frank, ".... is like my uncle Pa Keating, he doesnt give a fiddlers fart about what the world says and thats the way...
The book, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is a memoir about McCourt childhood life. ... Angela is McCourt's mother and Malachy is McCourt's father. ... This quote shows the situation of the family. ... Another quote that show McCourt theme is, "When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. ... One part of the quote said, "When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all."" ...
Frank McCourts Angela's Ashes si a genuine memoir and winner of the pulitzer prize. ... Most literary critics question the authenticity of McCourts Angela's Ashes. ... In the quote:"the alcoholic pa, the long suffering ma, the wee lada without a crust between them"(Jones). ...
" Is the famous quote to start off Daphne du Maurier's top selling novel Rebecca. The quote sets the tone for the whole book. ... Her older sister, Angela, was a writer and her younger sister, Jeane, was a painter. ... The novel begins with the famous quote "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.... Upon their return to Manderley, all that remains of the once grand estate full of history is ashes. ...
