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This 5 page paper examines the memoir entitled Angela's Ashes. Several articles expressing ideas about the work are duly noted.
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depression. Of course, the book is more than that and while popular culture often sees the work as somewhat of a morally relevant piece, it is actually significantly more than
that. It goes beyond the scope of the obvious. It delves into emotions and to family structures and to hope and despair. Also, everyone who reads it seems to have
different takes on the work. There does in fact seem to be many themes to come from this memoir. What is the books true purpose and meaning? Cusack writes
that the book is like looking " through a childs eyes at a family crippled by alcoholic havoc" (1774). The book begins by expressing the sentiment that indeed, the writers
childhood was not happy (1774). Cusack finds this unnerving (1774). Born and raised in Brooklyn New York during the Great Depression, Malachy McCort meets Angela Sheehan (1774).
Soon, Angela becomes pregnant and they marry and there is an array of things that follow inclusive of but not limited to alcohol related problems (1774). Four years after their
marriage, there are five children, but the youngest passes away (1774). The family moves out of the United States--it is not working for them--and returns to the homeland: Limerick,
Ireland (1774). They live there between 1934 and 1948 but Malachy still cannot hold a job (1774). This exemplifies the notion that alcoholics try a change in venue but
that never works. Two more children die but Frank is only hospitalized with typhoid (1774). This is a dismal story and there is little redeeming qualities that can be
found in Malachy (1774). At the same time, this work that is named after his mother, means different things to different people. Addiction is a prevalent them in this book,
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