"The man tells Dad, I can see you're a man that did his bit. Dad says, Och, I did my bit, and the man says, I did me bit, too, and what did it get me but one eye less and a pension that wouldn't feed a canary.
But Ireland is free, says Dad, and that's a grand thing.
Free, my arse, the man says. I think we were better off under the English."
Much of the writing style within Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is filled with a sarcastic undertone and satirical nature. McCourt also tries to display the patterns of speech of the common Irish citizen within his everyday life in Limerick. Although his tone at heart is poking fun at his life and experiences, you can't help but cringe and grimace at what he tries to make light of. But like the passage
But Ireland is free, says Dad, and that's a grand thing.
Free, my arse, the man says. I think we were better off under the English."
Much of the writing style within Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is filled with a sarcastic undertone and satirical nature. McCourt also tries to display the patterns of speech of the common Irish citizen within his everyday life in Limerick. Although his tone at heart is poking fun at his life and experiences, you can't help but cringe and grimace at what he tries to make light of. But like the passage