We Say Our Neighborhood Is The Garden Of Eden Analysis

“Nobody's saying our neighborhood is the Garden of Eden. Hell, some people say God avoids this place altogether. But it's been a good home to us, to me and my kids, who I'm proud of, 'cause every single one of them reminds me a little bit of me.” says Frank, the father of 6 kids, and probably more, in the show Shameless. Furthermore, the show Shameless is about the incredibly dysfunctional Gallagher clan. Frank the dad, is a drunk and a drug addict; Monica the mom is a bipolar drug addict who left long ago. The eldest daughter Fiona is left trying to fend for the family from the early age of 9 years old, then there’s Philip (Lip), who is extremely smart, he is constantly being told he is going to be the savior of the family; Ian the middle son is a homosexual, then there’s Debbie who is a very stubborn girl; next is Carl who is obsessed with crime, and causing mischief, but will protect his family at all costs. …show more content…
Hell, some people say God avoids this place altogether. But it's been a good home to us, to me and my kids, who I'm proud of, 'cause every single one of them reminds me a little bit of me.” to the Gallagher family would be very offensive. Frank is a hopeless alcoholic and troublemaker, he is always drunk on the floor in his children's house or at a bar spending all his money, which is not very much. He purposely hurts himself on jobs to collect disability checks. Morality plays a very large part in Franks life, because even though he has his family; he continues to do what’s bad for them. Sometimes, very rarely, a good frank pops out of his shell and he confesses his love for the