However, the reader might probably be disappointed at the lack of assignment of responsibility to any living being. Again, the author of this essay thinks that the book buying public who provides the author with the ability to make a living deserve Continue Reading...
"Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." In how Frank McCourt writes that "nothing can compare with the Irish version," this demonstrates an isolated reg Continue Reading...
Forbes writes from a perspective of literary theory heavily influenced by Judith Butler's postmodern analysis of identity as 'performance.' McCourt "the adult author, reflective, witty, older, wiser, and entirely in charge of the text, [is] the one Continue Reading...
ANGELA'S ASHES The Container: I have two ideas about the container. One would be a book, that is hollowed out to hold the items. Frank McCourt always loved books, and it is what made him the man he is now, a writer, a teacher, and a legend. The othe Continue Reading...
memoirs, The Woman Warrior and Angela's Ashes, Maxine Hong Kingston and Frank McCourt, respectively, present unique and complete views of worlds that widely diverge from the sort of lifestyles and experiences that are enjoyed by the average citizens Continue Reading...
geographical perspective. Select a book that is relevant to the cultural aspect of geography. Ireland is a terrible beauty and no where is that more evident than in Frank McCourt's depiction of the slums of Limerick. McCourt, Frank. Angela's Ashe Continue Reading...
The Widow and Miss Watson see nothing wrong with slavery in modern society, while Huck actually takes actions to end slavery by leading Jim to freedom and treating Jim like a human being. 6. "To be or not to be, that is the bare bodkin." Twain, Ma Continue Reading...
Surviving the Irrational World: the "Fight or Flight" Instinct in Angela's Ashes and Catch-22 Both Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller are novels set during the time of WWII. Both authors use satire to examine a world that Continue Reading...
Usually she'd let me sit between the two of them when they cuddled up together on the sofa. The next morning, mom was at the table crying. "Where's Ross?" I asked. "Gone." "Gone to work?" "No, just gone." I was angry. I know I hurt her, but I w Continue Reading...
