Angela's Ashes: A Coming-of-Age Story
Frank McCourt's biography, Angela's Ashes, is a coming-of-age story.As the story begins readers find a young boy who has street smarts,emotional strength and a desire to learn. These qualities enable him tosurvive and move from a sickly childhood and his impoverished existence torealizing more than his society requires or expects. As the storyprogresses, readers see Frank's thought processes and actions move fromimmaturity to maturity. Readers also see how he utilizes his qualities toget what he feels he wants and deserves in life. He sets a goal (to go toAmerica) and achieves it. In chapter 17, page 359, line five, Frank sets
Hannon says that the world is wide and that school is the way torise beyond Frank's "assigned" social class. Hannon gives a speech about studying anddoing better. Here, he has put his present needsbehind the dream of going to America, which he will work for until hereaches the age of nineteen and he has enough money to board the ship tohis future. moments in Frank's life come when he realizes he can go ndwants to go beyond what his society expects of him. McCourt depicts Frank's maturation process slowly and nonchalantly. Though the seed is planted, Frank is not convinced thathe can amount to anything. It is at this time when he begins thinking adultthoughts, which will get him out of poverty. He wants success in order tomake life easier for his family and later he wants to make a good life forhimself as well. " At 14, when Frank gets a job, readers see a sign of the seed Mr. "We know they're the oneswho will get the jobs in the civil service and help the people run theworld.
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