Angelas Ashes

The Childhood Story That Shook the World
As children experience life and its difficult times, they also learn very important life lessons, especially through literature. One author that diligently teaches these lessons is Frank McCourt through his memoir, Angela’s Ashes. Throughout Angela’s Ashes, McCourt approaches the sensitive topic that is his childhood, to his readers. Because of his unique way of explaining what he endured as a child, he has many of his readers looking up to him. Young Frank narrates Angela’s Ashes which tells the story of his difficult childhood, that is told in a childish manner.
All throughout literature, authors make their own themes that help sum up their novels in a meaningful message. McCourt’s novel Angela’s Ashes
In Angela’s Ashes the main conflict is the family’s continuous struggle of making sure that the family doesn’t starve to death while the father waste the money on alcohol. The mother and children begin to think of possible of solutions in order to make ends meet. The main solution was the Labour Exchange. The Labour Exchange allowed the family to receive money and buy their food. Another solution they found was charities. Through the book there are numerous charities that the family goes through to get money and necessities such as clothing. The conflict is partially resolved at the end of the book when Frank McCourt finally earns enough money and goes back to America to start a new
He tells the story in a child-like tone. This helps the reader understand it more clearly at certain parts, especially for the younger readers. The child-like tone also gives an outlook on how the child version of Frank McCourt saw everything. It allows the readers to step into a younger boy’s shoes and go through his childhood as if it is their own. Another major opponent that the tone of the author’s writing allows is sympathy for the young Frank McCourt. While reading this, the reader will continuously remind themselves that the main character is merely a young