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• Angela's Ashes is the story of how Frank endured - wearing shoes repaired with tires, begging for a pig's head for Christmas dinner, and searching the pubs for his father - a tale he relates with eloquence, exuberance, and remarkable forgiveness. Listen to Frank McCourt talk about this book on C-SPAN's Booknotes (7/11/97).
• Angela's Ashes (1,324) IMDb 7.3 2 h 25 min 2000 X-Ray R Life in impoverished Depression-era Ireland holds little promise for young Frank McCourt, the oldest son in a tightly-knit family. Frank embarks on a journey to overcome the poverty of his childhood and reach the land of his dreams: America.
• Angela’s Ashes The narrator, Frank McCourt, describes how his parents meet in Brooklyn, New York. After his mother, Angela, becomes pregnant with Frank, she marries Malachy, the father of her child. Angela struggles to feed her growing family of sons, while Malachy spends his wages on alcohol.

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full title Angela’s Ashes: A Memoir

author Frank McCourt

type of work Memoir; autobiography

genre Memoir—a type of autobiography in which the authorwrites a personal record of the events, people, and situations thathave shaped his or her life. Memoirs can span an entire lifetime,but often focus on a specific period of the writer’s life.

language English, with use of Irish, English, and American dialects

time and place written Early 1990s, New York

date of first publication September 1996

publisher Scribner / Simon and Schuster Inc.

narrator Frank McCourt

point of view First person

tone Humorous, self-effacing, matter-of-fact. McCourt matcheshis tone to the age of the narrator, becoming more serious and worldlyas the narrative progresses.

tense Present tense or immediate past; the author writesas though he is experiencing events for the first time as they unfold.

setting (time) Late 1930s and 1940s

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setting (place) Brooklyn, New York (briefly); Limerick, Ireland

protagonist Frank McCourt

major conflict Frank faces hunger, neglect, his father’s alcoholism,oppressive weather, and illness in the face of the broader strugglethat defines his memoir—getting out of Ireland and rising up from poverty.Along the way he faces opposition from schoolmasters, priests, familymembers, and people in all positions of authority who look downon him because of his lower-class status.

rising action Frank increasingly condemns his father’s irresponsibilitybut worries also about the morality of his own behavior; he determinesto make a success of himself in America.

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climax Near the end, a priest absolves Frank of all his sins,allowing Frank to leave for America with a clear conscience andto reassert control over his future. At this point, Frank’s dreamof escaping Ireland and overcoming poverty becomes possible.

falling action Frank earns enough money to leave for America and bidsan emotional farewell to Ireland.

themes The limitations imposed by class; hunger

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motifs Guilt; anti-English sentiment; stories, songs, andfolktales

symbols The River Shannon; eggs; ashes

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foreshadowing The death of baby Margaret anticipates Frank’s near-continual stateof bereavement in Limerick, as he struggles to cope with the lossof two of his brothers, Theresa Carmody, and many other friendsand relations.