ot only in Europe, but also across the world.
             Another work, which is based around class structure, was "Angela's Ashes." This was Frank Mc Court's account of growing up in Ireland. The story took place from the 1930's to the 1940's. This was a time when Ireland was suffering from disease and poverty.
             Mc Court came from a poor family. His father could not hold a job, because he was an alcoholic. He would spend his pay on "pints," rather than buy food, and coal for his family. Another reason, he supposedly could not get a job was, because he was originally from Northern Ireland; and he was living in a southern town.
             Frank's father was a funny man. He had such a sense of pride. When they had no money to buy coal, he would not take coal from the streets. He would rather freeze and have his family starve, rather be known as a beggar. His wife was the one who didn't care about having pride. Mrs. Mc Court would do anything for her family. And even though she was miserable, due to her three youngest children dying, she never gave up hope.
             The life in Ireland was very different for Frank. He was used to the more relaxed lifestyle in Brooklyn. When he attended school, in Ireland, he was made fun of. After he got into a fight, because of his old shoes, the "master" hit him. The masters also had a funny way of dealing with children. If a student did not say what they wanted to hear, they would be hit.
             Another way, in which society was different was in Brooklyn, religion was not as strictly enforced. Frank's grandmother and Aunt Angie always looked down up him, because he was not as familiar with his faith as they would have liked him to be. His grandmother was a very holy person. She, as well as the rest of the Irish society, strongly believed in Catholiscm.
             Frank's family was extremely happy, after he did his first Communion. When he went home to eat, he vomited. Im...