Overcoming A Hardship In Angela's Ashes

Overcoming a hardship is a difficult thing to do that shows strength and determination in one’s character. In the novel Angela’s Ashes, multiple characters throughout the book overcome their own hardships. For instance, Frank McCourt has multiple negative things thrown at him all through his childhood and teenage years. Such as, his father being a constant drunk forcing his mother to beg for food from the priest’s leftovers. Though Frank did not overcome this in the most legal ways at times he was still able to provide for his family. Another character who had to overcome obstacles was Angela herself. She had no support from her husband, who could be found drinking away any pay he made that day. Even when begging was frowned upon she still did what she had to provide for her children. Hardships are not just faced in books; they are a reality.
I remember when I found out that he no longer had a job, the first thought to my mind was what are we going to do? Though my mom makes good money at her accounting job we were surely not accustomed to just receiving her income to keep us afloat. As the days turned into weeks and the weeks turned into months the atmosphere in my household became tense and worried. As the weeks progressed my dad started receiving unemployment which helped pay for the expenses. During these winter months I always felt horrible asking to borrow money from my parents, my dad’s unemployment not only affected him and my mom but it affected me as well. It was hard not knowing when my father would get a job, I know that it was stressful on him. Through these months he stayed at home doing many tasks to keep himself occupied while waiting for the call saying he got a job. Since he is in a union he was put on a waiting list for available jobs. His unemployment not only affected us financially but emotionally as