Argument Essay of Angela's Ashes

Argument Essay

“Mam gets angry and says Ireland can kiss her arse. He says that’s nice language to be using in front of the children and she says never mind the language, food on the table is what she wants, not suffering Ireland. She says it was a sad day Prohibition ended because Dad gets the drink going around to saloons offering to sweep out the bars and lift barrels of a whiskey or a beer. Sometimes he brings home bits of the free lunch, rye bread, corned beef, pickles. He puts the food on the table and drinks tea himself. He says food is a shock to the system and he doesn’t know where we get our appetites. Mam says, They get their appetites because they’re starving half the time.” P.23


Mothers Not Getting Credit


Mother’s play an important role in the lives of their family’s. How a mother reacts, can make or break their family. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt, is a novel that portrays a mother who stuck by her family in poverty and the results ar...