I found Mr. O’Leary’s story to be very interesting and eye opening. I think that, like a lot of other people, I take what I have for granted. I think there were a lot of connections between his family's story and Angela's Ashes. There lives definitely had some similarities. I remember at one point, Mr. O’Leary said his father would hand over his paycheck for the week to his wife, to insure he doesn’t waste it on alcohol. Mr. O’Leary said that it was common for men to do that, which would explain why it happened in Angela's Ashes. Mr. O’Leary’s story really helped me better understand what people went through back then.
