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- Hunger is referred to time and time again in Angela's Ashes. Decribe three incidents involving hunger and discuss the underlying social causes.
- McCourt begins Angela's Ashes with the sentence: "My mother and father should have stayed in New York where they met and married and where I was born." Agree or disagree, taking the entire novel into account.
- How does McCourt interject traditional Irish rituals and mythology into Angela's Ashes?
- As a youngster, Frank is fascinated by heroes. Who are these heroes and what purpose does their example serve?
- Young Frank is a voracious reader, even reading under street lights when there is no money to put oil in the lamps at home. What function do books serve in Angela's Ashes?
- The Catholic Church plays a major role in Frank McCourt's life. Discuss this role in negative and positive terms.
- Throughout Angela's Ashes, Malachy's drinking goes from bad to worse and this deeply affects the family in a negative manner. Is Malachy's influence on his son purely negative, or does he make a positive impact as well?
- What does the idea of America mean to McCourt? How does this idea motivate him?
- Frank McCourt became a highly renowned English teacher. How do events in Angela's Ashes help anticipate and explain his eventual career as an educator?
- Discuss Frank's relationship with his mother. Why do you think he named the book Angela's Ashes?
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