Ireland’s tradition of drinking has led individuals to neglect their responsibilities of everyday life, and perpetually destitute those who care for them. Within the memoir “Angela's Ashes” by Frank McCourt, it is evident that the excessive use of alcohol by McCourt’s father, Malachy, drove his family to unfathomable conditions of poverty along with permanently damaging the mental and emotional health of his children and spouse. The cultural problem of alcoholism in Ireland directly impacted Frank McCourt, for it was the demise of his father.
Over the centuries, Ireland’s habit to drink immensely has been safeguarded by their Country’s countless years of suffering. The horrendous potato blight in Ireland left the people to be stricken with …show more content…
A man was measured by his tolerance for alcohol and physical pain (O’Connor). Mikey molloy’s father, in “Angela’s Ashes”, was seen as a champion pint drinker who would “ ...win bets in the pubs by drinking more pints than anyone. All he has to do is go out to the jakes, stick his finger down his throat and bring it all up so that he can start another round.”(McCourt 115). At the age of 16, it was tradition for the boys in the lane to go to the pub with their father for their first pint. Frank was bought his first pint by his Uncle Pa Keating who toasted to him,”This is my nephew, Frankie McCourt,son of Angela Sheehan, the sister of my wife, having his first pint.”(McCourt 339). This encouragement of drinking has led to shocking statistics. In Ireland, seven in every ten men are drinking in a way that is damaging to their health. Appallingly twenty five percent of male deaths in the age range of 15 to 34 were due to alcohol alone (AAI). Ireland’s cultural acceptance of dangerous drinking being affiliated with manhood has caused its youth to have a dependency on the …show more content…
Children of alcoholics can be found to house guilty feelings for their alcoholic parent, for not being able to stop or prevent them from drinking (Parsons). Frank, after not being able to prevent his father from spending all five pounds of his brother’s baby money at the pubs, felt twisted feelings for his father, ”all I can think of doing is running and giving him a good kick in the leg and running out again but I don’t because we have mornings by the fire when he tells me of Cuchulain,”(McCourt). Frank's affection for his father caused him emotional conflict and is accountable for Frank having negative feeling about himself. Having feelings of low self-esteem, loneliness, helplessness, and guilt is common among children of alcoholics(Parsons). Frank in his impoverished life, felt self conscious about himself having bad teeth and thin cloths because his drunken father couldn't support them. The effects of Malachy’s drinking put a lasting impact on Frank’s mental emotional
Over the centuries, Ireland’s habit to drink immensely has been safeguarded by their Country’s countless years of suffering. The horrendous potato blight in Ireland left the people to be stricken with …show more content…
A man was measured by his tolerance for alcohol and physical pain (O’Connor). Mikey molloy’s father, in “Angela’s Ashes”, was seen as a champion pint drinker who would “ ...win bets in the pubs by drinking more pints than anyone. All he has to do is go out to the jakes, stick his finger down his throat and bring it all up so that he can start another round.”(McCourt 115). At the age of 16, it was tradition for the boys in the lane to go to the pub with their father for their first pint. Frank was bought his first pint by his Uncle Pa Keating who toasted to him,”This is my nephew, Frankie McCourt,son of Angela Sheehan, the sister of my wife, having his first pint.”(McCourt 339). This encouragement of drinking has led to shocking statistics. In Ireland, seven in every ten men are drinking in a way that is damaging to their health. Appallingly twenty five percent of male deaths in the age range of 15 to 34 were due to alcohol alone (AAI). Ireland’s cultural acceptance of dangerous drinking being affiliated with manhood has caused its youth to have a dependency on the …show more content…
Children of alcoholics can be found to house guilty feelings for their alcoholic parent, for not being able to stop or prevent them from drinking (Parsons). Frank, after not being able to prevent his father from spending all five pounds of his brother’s baby money at the pubs, felt twisted feelings for his father, ”all I can think of doing is running and giving him a good kick in the leg and running out again but I don’t because we have mornings by the fire when he tells me of Cuchulain,”(McCourt). Frank's affection for his father caused him emotional conflict and is accountable for Frank having negative feeling about himself. Having feelings of low self-esteem, loneliness, helplessness, and guilt is common among children of alcoholics(Parsons). Frank in his impoverished life, felt self conscious about himself having bad teeth and thin cloths because his drunken father couldn't support them. The effects of Malachy’s drinking put a lasting impact on Frank’s mental emotional