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This 5-page paper provides a literary/critical analysis of Frank McCourt's book Angela's Ashes. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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of McCourts youth as the son of an alcoholic neer-do-well father and his long-patient suffering mother (Angela) was so well-received that it garnered the author the Pulitzer Prize, among other
aspects. It also meant that "all things Irish" were suddenly in and in vogue. It was praised by many as a book that was remarkable, as it led "the adult
reader . . . (to feel) . . . both the poignancy and anguish of the moment" (Angelas Ashes -- A Review, 6).
But how strong, in reality, is this novel when it comes to expressing a theme -- is it an actual story with a plot, conflict, climax and resolution? Or
is Angelas Ashes little more than a long memoir (complete with the Irish lingo) that graphically explains what life was like during Depression-era Ireland? Well examine several of these subjects
in this particular paper. As can be expected with any well-received novel, there is a great deal of literature written about McCourts efforts; some of the literature is supportive, and
some of it is critical. Theme -- subject and point One main irony about Angelas Ashes is that the McCourt family had
it a little backward. While most Irish families came to the U.S. during the 19th century to escape the potato famine in Ireland and in search for a better life;
the McCourts, instead, returned to Ireland from Depression-era Brooklyn -- in search of a better life. The reader sees the whole thing through the first-person narrative of McCourt as a
young boy who, though is technically objective, there are times when McCourt is condemning, both of his fathers attitude and his mothers attempts to help the family survive.
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