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Not all priests are terrible (343) and some help relieve the pain. Religion, although negatively viewed throughout most the book, this priest helps him, he doesn’t get another door slammed in his face

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McCourt uses a childish perspective to further explain the suffering of the poor.

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Women and men need to be equal. Everyone needs to pitch in. If Malachy and Angela had both had jobs, the family would be better off.

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Frank hitting Angela- changing relationship between mother and son.

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Why are saints referenced so much in this book?

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Frankie often mentions how he doesn’t even know what the sins he commits actually mean.

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Working immediately after schooling and not furthering your education is considered manly

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Angela gets no input in how Frankie should be treated even though he is her own son.

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They denied the McCourt family despite Frankie’s potential(289)

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Frankie is absorbed by literature (286)

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They have to be willing to work (if they do work) under the conditions that men will touch them, but they lose their jobs if they say anything. Unfair, yes.

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“I’m worn out from being the worst sinner in Limerick.” (330)

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Frank becomes the “man of the house”. He almost views himself as above his mother in a way. (341)

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The post office refused to let Frank work there when Angela asked. When the priest aske, they allowed him to work again with open arms (329)

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Frank views himself as a problem due to his religion. As he gets older, he starts to sin more, and he apologizes, but he always sins again. (325) (330)

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A child can be a source of income for a family (319)

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The church is viewed negatively for being overly strict (317)

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“That’s more than your father would do” (308) Frank was already replacing the jobs his father couldn’t do to help his family

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In what ways could we as readers foreshadow that Frank would return to America?

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As Frank grows older, we get to view how his opinion of the church changes. Do the actions of the church justify his reaction?

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What were some methods Frank used to earn money?

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In what ways had the church positively effected Frank as he grew older?

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Angela lost her husband and her home. She moved in with a man who constantly asked her for sexual favors. She did this because, at this time, women usually didn't have jobs. (281)

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1. ( Factual ) Where does Malachy ( the father ) end up?
2. ( Inductive ) Why does Francis feel the need to talk to Father Gregory before he goes to America?
3. ( Analytical ) How are the emotions of Angela and Francis similar and different when Francis finally ends up going to America? How will Francis returning to America and Angela’s first trip to America be different?
4. ( Overarching ) How does Francis’s reflection of his childhood change throughout the novel?

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Frank McCourt continues to use vernacular language through his memoir. He uses pieces of his childhood to create an over feeling of what things were like in Ireland in the early to mid 1900s. He uses stories and recalls major events that follow the themes of poverty, religion, and perseverance to show how his childhood made him into who he is. The book is a prequel to his second book “Tis”, as it foreshadows this on page 363. He also uses  figurative language such as metaphors ( pg. 345 “[...] leave me like a pice of salmon in the road” ) to make an implied comparison as well as to create a hint of humor.

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Sin/Guilt/Shame

( 291 ) “Mom tells us to go to bed, she’ll be after us in a minute as soon as she climbs to the loft with Laman’s last cup of tea. We often fall asleep before she goes up but there are nights we hear them talking, grunting, moaning.”

This development of Angela is interesting because she always put up with the behaviors of her husband ( drinking, losing jobs, etc ), and she comes off as a typical catholic Irishwoman. Her having relations with Laman impacts her as a mother, her children, and their financial situation.

( 294 ) “He pushes the chair back from the table. He stumbles toward me and sticks his finger between my eyes. I’m telling you to shut your gob, scabby eyes.”

This is when the relationship between Angela’s boyfriend and the children become tense. Francis later yells at Laman that he isn’t his father. Laman comes off as abusive to the boys and to Angela.

Faith

( 343 ) Francis tells Father Gregory about the wrongs he’s done, and Father Gregory says he’s forgiven. Francis takes his catholic religion seriously as he gets further into his teen years. He feels guilty about his relationship with Theresa, his argument with his mother, and the things he’s done to get money to go to America.

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What does Quasimodo symbolize?

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What does the horse mean?

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Anotherinstance in which Frankie’s perception of others is shapped away from his upbringing

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Frankie finds solace in poetry, specifically English poetry which may lead to a change in his thoughts of the English

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Preseaved as antagonists

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Looked up to as a father figure

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Critism of the morals of the Catholic Church when helper calls nun for Frankie eating his sweets before his meal (213)

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Think the war is justified because revenge against England

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Frank’s pride over having a job and causing envy, a sin, to form in other boys. (263)

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Frank is willing to stop his education at age 11 to support his family. (260)

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“...Billy tells them if they don’t want to play football go home and play with their sisters’ dolls.” Boys have to be the athletic ones, while girls are to play with small toys.

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Without Malachy, the family loses the pride to not beg. (250)

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“The Owl and the Pussy-cat” (pg. 229)- I feel as though this is a comparison to women’s roles in society, to be there for the husband.

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Aside from being a mother, what are other roles women take on in this society?

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Only men are expected to work (225)

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How has Malachy’s leaving effected the family dynamic? (221)

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How has WWII positively effected Ireland? (217)

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Women must be for a husband, not for herself. (216)

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I think the fact that Malachy thinks that just because the country is Christian, Ireland is better off than other countries. Form of pride?

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“I think my father is like the Holy Trinity with three people in him,”

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Is his father fighting in the war or just looking for a job in England?

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1. How has Frankie changed from the beginning of the novel up until this point? How is that portrayed in Frank McCourt’s writing?
2. How does the mother feel when Malachy leaves again for Europe so soon after he returns? What impact does his leaving have on the family?
3. Is it better for Frankie to be in school or to support his family?
4. How are the McCourts different than other people on their street and how are they similar?

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Vernacular Diction- He uses the Irish accent in his writing to show how the people around him spoke, this makes the memoir more authentic.

Hyperbole- This is used often when he says that his mother will “kill him and his brothers” whenever he gets in trouble. This adds to the child like perception of his story.

Classicism- This is a memoir and it’s realistic to the way things were in the 1930s. The thoughts and actions of the people are accurate.

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Development of Topics & Themes ( Annotations )

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Development of Topics & Themes ( Annotations )

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Poverty/Hardship
( 267 ) Mr. Hannon is a father figure that Frankie never really had because his father is very unreliable. Mr. Hannon is in rough shape and has issues with poverty too. However, instead of running away from them, he helps Frankie and Frankie helps him.

Gender Roles
( 257 ) If times are so bad ( and everyone knows it ), why aren’t the women going to work?

Education
( 207 ) Mr. Thomas L. O’Halloran might become a mentor for Frank. He seems to think highly of his teacher and appreciative of the lessons.

( 261 ) “I’m not a child anymore and I could easily leave Leamy’s school forever. I could work with Mr. Hannonevery day and when his legs got too bad I could take over the float and deliver coal to the rich people the rest of my life and my mother wouldn’t have to be a begger at the Redemptorist priest’ house.”

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How is the great depression in America and hardships of Ireland similar and different?

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One of the main themes of Angela’s Ashes is the perseverance of the mother and of the children. They keep going and surviving despite their hardship.

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The father seems to be stuck in his own world. I’m surprised he hasn’t left the family. The mother can’t leave because she has no where to go, can’t work, and and she’s catholic so divorce is unspoken of.

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Francis is beginning to change as he gets older. He seems to notice more and understand more about their financial situation as well as their family situation.

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The main focus of this week’s reading was focused more on religion and how it affects their lives. They also hint at Ireland’s past with the civil war and with England. They want to keep their Irish heritage alive. What is the history about the Irish religion?

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Hypocrisy

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How has Frank shown his opinion to the church?

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Malachy (father) is useless.

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These people can’t stop having babies, can they?

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Angela has rarely had a purely happy moment in this book

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The way Frankie and Malachy are treated in the streat when picking up coal on Christmas shows how discrminantory the community is towards the poor.

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Malachy’s pride

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I find it said how after Oliver and Eugene’s deaths, it is the only thing Angela can think about.

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McCourt uses an interesting style to engage readers in his life. He keeps the story interesting, by showing mainly dark points in his life, but mixing in brighter memories

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one religion is superior to the other (catholic vs. protestant)

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Questions are frowned upon. Everyone has to be the same, know the same material.(119)

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Frank must be solely loyal to Ireland, and do everything for the mother country

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Men and woman are viewed differently. Woman must stay home. Men take the jobs.

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How every little misdemeanor has to people publicly apologized for in church, on the day the “crime” occured

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How has the practice of religion changed from this time period?

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How is Frank’s family fairing in comparison to other Irish families?

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What faith is hated in Ireland?

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How has Malachy (father) negatively effected his family through his pride?

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Why would they return to Ireland? There was a depression in America, but it seems worse at the time in Ireland.

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- cacophony
- catarrh
- piety
- skivvy

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Childhood like perspective like in TKAMB and The Glass Castle

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The parents didn’t realize that the children were sick, and by then it was too late. There’s a lot of death and poverty. The mother is forced to feed her children old milk and bread. This is normal to the children because the mother was stuck with the alcoholic father in the beginning.

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They’re very religious in Ireland but not so much in America. I’m surprised that the mother had relations with the father when she was an Irish catolic woman, and that her mother just let her go off on her own.

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In larger cities, it is sad to find that the events of this book are every day life. I never really realized how depressing the lives of these people are. The first chapter of thus book has already made me think about helping those around me more than I already do. Humbled.

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Frankie’s innocence is adorable.

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“you tried to kill your brother.”

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Francis discovers the trasitive property

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horrible at parenting

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grandmother called mother useless. harsh.

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I find it funny that they are switching which saint they are praying to. It also shows how in depth their faith is and how much they rely on it.

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Is alcohalism going to be a major theme in this book?

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book opens with sorrow

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Loss drives family apart

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Are often give items with the promise of wanting to give back

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Burden of money is fully on father, raising kids is on mother

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Where do the McCourt’s move to?

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How do the events Frank and his family go through compare to what is happening in the world today?

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What is shown by the bartender giving Frank milk? (27)

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Why would Angela choose to stay with Malachy, even after he proved himself unworthy multiple time?

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“When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all.”

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Its terrible that Frank wishes for another family, thinking hus to be terrible

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“He can’t have Margaret anymore because she’s like the dog in the street that was taken away”