Angela's Ashes Literary Devices
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Angela’s Ashes is a an autobiographical memoir written in 1996 by Frank McCourt- an Irish author. This piece of prose is composed of several anecdotes and stories of the author’s poverty stricken childhood and early life in Brooklyn, New York, in Limerick, Ireland. It describes his families experiences as a result of the death of his sister. Set predominately in Limerick in the early nineteenth century, through the use of a variety of literary devices, McCourt conveys his story and explores how he overcame poverty and deprivation eventually leading to him escaping and living a new life in America through elaborating on themes including society and class and coming …show more content…
Throughout this particular memoir, McCourt denied a variety of opportunities regardless of his potential and capabilities to execute them. As a result of the power controlled by the elite Irish, it was almost as if a metaphorical gate existed which prevented lower classes to be accepted into the religious and educational programs. As a result, McCourt was unable to continue his education or become an altar boy reiterating the effect of the poverty cycle that circulates within lower classed societies. Through the use of the symbolism of the ashes and setting, McCourt emphasises the effects and second-class experiences as a result of poverty. Ireland is portrayed as a place where it is always raining, “from the Feast of the Circumcision to New Year's Eve.” Furthermore, Frank’s memoir begins where it ends: America which further helps emphasise the ideal that one thats born in the slums, dies in the slums. The setting is predominantly Limerick between 1930s and 1950s when its citizens would presumably be dealing with the the beginnings of World War II, and the Great Depression. Consequently, Frank's hometown is portrayed as a poverty stricken, dull, depressed working class town with diction adding to the dull vibe of the town. The diction within the description of public lavatories and outhouses, “From the outdoor jakes where many a man puked up his week’s wages” helps create a distinct image of filth and a run down environment and makes it seem almost like a third-world
Angela’s Ashes is a an autobiographical memoir written in 1996 by Frank McCourt- an Irish author. This piece of prose is composed of several anecdotes and stories of the author’s poverty stricken childhood and early life in Brooklyn, New York, in Limerick, Ireland. It describes his families experiences as a result of the death of his sister. Set predominately in Limerick in the early nineteenth century, through the use of a variety of literary devices, McCourt conveys his story and explores how he overcame poverty and deprivation eventually leading to him escaping and living a new life in America through elaborating on themes including society and class and coming …show more content…
Throughout this particular memoir, McCourt denied a variety of opportunities regardless of his potential and capabilities to execute them. As a result of the power controlled by the elite Irish, it was almost as if a metaphorical gate existed which prevented lower classes to be accepted into the religious and educational programs. As a result, McCourt was unable to continue his education or become an altar boy reiterating the effect of the poverty cycle that circulates within lower classed societies. Through the use of the symbolism of the ashes and setting, McCourt emphasises the effects and second-class experiences as a result of poverty. Ireland is portrayed as a place where it is always raining, “from the Feast of the Circumcision to New Year's Eve.” Furthermore, Frank’s memoir begins where it ends: America which further helps emphasise the ideal that one thats born in the slums, dies in the slums. The setting is predominantly Limerick between 1930s and 1950s when its citizens would presumably be dealing with the the beginnings of World War II, and the Great Depression. Consequently, Frank's hometown is portrayed as a poverty stricken, dull, depressed working class town with diction adding to the dull vibe of the town. The diction within the description of public lavatories and outhouses, “From the outdoor jakes where many a man puked up his week’s wages” helps create a distinct image of filth and a run down environment and makes it seem almost like a third-world