In Frank McCourt's memoir, Angela's Ashes, the reasons for which Angela and her future .
husband Malachy left Ireland for New York are quite clear. Angela was sent to New York by her mother: she said Angela was worthless "and there's plenty of room in America for useless people". As for Malachy, he escaped to New York because he had a price put on his head from fighting with the IRA - as a fugitive his only way out was to run. .
The McCourt family was never a really happy one: not only did it start as an unfortunate mistake, but there were plenty of more unfortunaties yet to come. Frank was merely a little child, but having no choice he witnessed it all from the perspective of the biggest brother: the drinking habit of his father, all the sickness and poverty. .
The city was going through a depression along with the rest of America. Work was scarce and The McCourts could not even afford to support themselves. While living in Brooklyn, New York, Angela and Malachy also suffered the loss of their little girl, Margaret, which was a tragedy for the whole family: it possibly triggered their intentions of moving back to Ireland. .
One could say the McCourts made another unfortunate mistake by leaving New York. Shortly after they left, America started to recover from the recess: there would have been more jobs and a better standard of living. The McCourts came to face even worse conditions in Limerick than they had had in Brooklyn. There were hardly any jobs available and the ones that were did not pay quite enough - and the ones Malachy managed to get he spoiled by drinking. Poverty was even worse and the surroundings were unhygienic and squirming with disease - enough to take the lives of several younger brothers of Frank. The government was not glad to give a helping hand and Angela's family were hardly able to. .
In Frank's mind, America remained as the world of freedom, opportunities and beauty.
The book, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is a memoir about McCourt childhood life. ... Angela is McCourt's mother and Malachy is McCourt's father. Later on in the story, McCourt's mother get pregnant and soon McCourt's mother and father gets marry. ... Irony also plays a large role in the story. ... He convinces Frank that he must die for Ireland, and he believes it until he leaves Ireland for America. ...
Angela and Malachy McCourt, both Irish, were married in America after a passionate night together that ended up producing their first son, Francis(or Frank as introduced to the reader). ... He eventually raises enough money to go to America and break free from his depressing childhood. ... McCourt also chooses to write very often in the diction of the old Irish language. ... This is a humorous, almost satirical look at the traditional male-female roles in a family. ... McCourt's novel is filled with wonderful, descriptive images that help to shape his fascinating tale from poverty ...
Scott Fitzgerald, The Things They Carried by Tim O"Brien and Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. ... The idea of the "American Dream" and the roles of society in all the character's lives left a tremendous impact on me. Every single idea in the book played a much bigger role than I could have ever understood the first time I read it. ... After reading The Great Gatsby, I realized the role of an observational narrator is so common, which I had never really given thought to before. ...