How Did Frank Mccourt Overcome Social Injustice

Justice for All

Justice and equity is something everyone wants in their lives. However, people all over the world have faced otherwise. Frank McCourt faced hardships involving social injustice throughout his life as shown in the article, “The education of Frank McCourt” by Barbara Sande Dimmit. Irish immigrants have also faced inequity and social injustice throughout history, which is proved in the exhibit, “Home for the heart” from the Irish-American Heritage Museum, and in the poem “No Irish Need Apply” by John F. Poole. These texts and my past experiences show that social justice and equity affects everyone.

In the 1800s immigration was tough for the Irish especially because of their limited job opportunities due to the social
His parents had moved to America from Ireland before he was born. McCourt had limited opportunities due to his nationality and the fact that he was poor. At first McCourt believed that his poverty in the past was something he should be ashamed of. The article states, “He feared an accusation he’d heard before- from himself: You come from nothing, so you are nothing” (Dimmitt paragraph 9). Frank McCourt thought that he was worthless because of his past and did not think he was worthy of teaching his students. As Frank McCourt spoke more to his students about his past, he started to realize how he could better teach his students to write from their experiences, and how he could help himself through writing. As seen in the article, “ But for the first time, he began to see his sordid childhood, with all the miseries, betrayals and longings that tormented him still, as a worthy topic.” McCourt used his troubled childhood to his advantage by writing about something he connected with. His past caused him to realize how far he had come and how valuable his experiences were. The social injustice he faced actually affected him positively in the end rather than