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- After his mother, Angela, becomes pregnant with Frank, she marries Malachy, the father of her child.
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Indeed Frank is the one at his mother's side when she vomits upon setting sail to Ireland. This last image of Chapter 1 suggests Frank has matured beyond his age already and will be called upon as a man far too soon.
Frank knows that if he doesn't fight for his right to eat, no one will. His mother's defeated and his father's useless. Besides, it's not like he's resorted to a life of thievery; he's just doing it until he gets a job:
Over time, Frank learns that the man’s name is Mr. Dimino, and that he’s married to a woman named Angela —Frank’s mother’s name, too. In Brooklyn, and later in Ireland, Frank and his family rely on the help of strangers and neighbors.
After his mother, Angela, becomes pregnant with Frank, she marries Malachy, the father of her child. Angela struggles to feed her growing family of sons, while Malachy spends his wages on alcohol.
- Frank McCourt
- 1996
Frank’s mother is Angela Sheehan; she is from Limerick and named for the Angelus that rang the midnight hour when she was born on New Year’s Eve. Angela grew up poor with her two brothers, Pat and Thomas, and her sister, Aggie. Her mother provided her with the fare to travel to America and soon after arriving, she met Malachy.
The maternal aunt of Frank McCourt, Aunt Aggie is a strict, severe woman who frequently criticizes Frank and his siblings for being sinful, lazy, etc. Nevertheless, she helps Angela Sheehan McCourt, her sister… read analysis of Aunt Aggie
Frank McCourt. Telling his story from the perspective of a child and later an adolescent, Frank McCourt both directly and indirectly reveals his innocence and optimism throughout the book.
