Poverty is a growing epidemic all over the world today , over 80% of the world's population lives in poverty. In Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes follows the story of Frank McCourt's childhood to early adulthood. Leaving Brooklyn , New York and moving to Limerick , Ireland. The McCourt's lack the basic necessities that even the poorest of poor in Ireland during this time period could obtain. Despite the occasional moments of joy and happiness , McCourt faces obstacles of his father's alcoholism living in impoverished conditions and degradations of pride.
In Angela's Ashes the reoccurring theme of alcoholism plays an important role on the families financial status . Due to Franks father's terrible habit the family is forced to go hungry or forced to beg as the wages from work is usually spent on pints of beer. Hung over the night before , Malachy over sleeps and loses his job " if he gets a job at the Limerick cement company or Rank's four mills he loses it the third week he loses it because he goes to pubs on the third Friday of the job , drinks all his wages and misses the half day of work on Saturday morning."(145). Other situations where we see Malachy being in complete denial is when he moves to England to work and fails to send money to limerick. As a result of this Angela and the boys are desperate , stopping Franks education …show more content…
But conditions are even more impoverished than Brooklyn. The McCourt's move to Roden Lane where they feel as if they have taken one step further , until they come to realize they have to share a lavatory with ten other families. With hopes of getting money for furniture Angela is only given minimal money to buy a few piece of furniture and two second hand beds invested with fleas. The McCourt's only have one pair of clothes which they use as blankets at night and don't even have money to replace the boys shoes that are falling
In Angela's Ashes the reoccurring theme of alcoholism plays an important role on the families financial status . Due to Franks father's terrible habit the family is forced to go hungry or forced to beg as the wages from work is usually spent on pints of beer. Hung over the night before , Malachy over sleeps and loses his job " if he gets a job at the Limerick cement company or Rank's four mills he loses it the third week he loses it because he goes to pubs on the third Friday of the job , drinks all his wages and misses the half day of work on Saturday morning."(145). Other situations where we see Malachy being in complete denial is when he moves to England to work and fails to send money to limerick. As a result of this Angela and the boys are desperate , stopping Franks education …show more content…
But conditions are even more impoverished than Brooklyn. The McCourt's move to Roden Lane where they feel as if they have taken one step further , until they come to realize they have to share a lavatory with ten other families. With hopes of getting money for furniture Angela is only given minimal money to buy a few piece of furniture and two second hand beds invested with fleas. The McCourt's only have one pair of clothes which they use as blankets at night and don't even have money to replace the boys shoes that are falling