Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt
Summary....
Book Rating....
"A spellbinding memoir of childhood that swerves flawlessly between aching sadness and desperate humor... a work of lasting beauty." -- Peter Finn, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A splendid memoir, both funny and forgiving." --People
"Every once in a while, a lucky reader comes across a book that makes an indelible impression, a book you immediately want to share with everyone around you.... Frank McCourt's life, and his searing telling of it, reveal all we need to know about being human." --Linnea Lannon, Detroit Free Press
Author's Purpose....
A: Growing up in poverty....
B: living with someone who's an alcoholic....
C: solving your own problems....
Franks brother Alphie
market day in Limerick 1937
Leamy's School, now the Frank McCourt Museum
Impressionable chapter....
Meaningful quotes....
#1
This quote was the second paragraph on the very first page and I chose it because it set up the story a little bit. You get a sense of what you're about to read and you get a sense of Frank. While he is being serious about the miserable part, as your reading it you get a sense a whimsy.
#2
This quote is about maybe a third of the way into the story while their in Ireland. Oliver and Eugene are Franks young twin brothers, maybe 2 or 3 years old. I chose this quote because it's so sad. First of all Oliver dies and then second, Eugene has no idea where he is, or whats going on, and keeps asking for him. Also, Franks maybe 6 and Malachy is maybe 4 and they know whats going on, which is way to young- they've experienced too much too soon.