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Angelas Ashes
Kristann Rounds
Ms. Taylor
Honors English 2
6th Hour
13 January 2015

Angela’s Ashes
Chapter One
“Your lovely sister is dead.”

McCourt Page 37

Chapter One
Women who lose children soon after birth are more subject to neglect her other children and due to
Angela’s unstable conditions, I believe she will neglect her other children due to depression.

Chapter Two
“Six months after Oliver went, we woke on a mean November morning and there was Eugene cold in the bed beside us.”
McCourt Page 82

Chapter Two
Since Eugene knew of Oliver’s death, he might have felt some depression. It not uncommon for twins to die back to back.

Chapter Three
“He makes more tea and we have that with bread and jam so no one can say we didn’t have a sweet
Christmas.”

McCourt Page 101

Chapter Three
Even though they went through all the despairs of the year and the embarrassment of carrying a pig head to have a happy they were still able to have a happy Christmas dinner. Chapter Four
Chapter Four
“I wanted the raisin to myself but
This shows how selfless Frank is.
Paddy Clohessy that had standing in Even though he wants the raisin h the corner with no shoes and the

room was freezing and he was gives it to someone who will cherish shivering like a dog had been kicked it more than him. and I always felt sad over kicked dogs so I walked over and gave
Paddy the raisin…”
McCourt Page 121

Chapter 5
Chapter 5
“Sixpence will get the two of us in Since Frank doesn’t want to take with tuppence left Cleeves toffee. dance he uses the money to enjoy
McCourt Page 143 the luxuries he’s not used too.
Chapter 6
“His father is in a bed in the corner groaning and spitting into a bucket.” McCourt Page 164

Chapter 6 It seems that in Frank’s day, death was more common than now especially for the people in poverty.
Frank learns at an early age that death is inevitable.

Chapter 7
“One of our prayers is

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