Angles Ashes - Speech or Presentation Example

This also serves as a justification of his stealing food from rich neighbour. We read of Frank’s exploration in the library where he finds a sex manual, and as he indulges in it, he realizes that his father did not tell him the truth about the “Angel on the seventh step.” Miss O’Riordan, the librarian, gets him busy on the sex material, and directs him to leave the library. Frank seeks refuge in the people’s park where he falls into a deep sleep during which he has a sexually arousing dream.

Suddenly, he wakes up to the sight of people filled with disgust, and are busy pulling their children from his him (McCourt, 296). Back at Abs house Frank prepares himself for his first day at work as a messenger. He gets a loaf of bread hidden in Abs coat, helps himself to a slice and drinks water to fill his stomach. He then puts on his grandmothers old woollen clothes to keep him warm while his clothes dry up. His aunt Aggy brings drunken Abs home, and she laughs at the sight of frank in grandmothers’ clothes.

She sends him for some water outside, and the neighbours also laugh at the sight of frank in the old baggy clothes. Frank tells her aunt that he is living at Abs place till he could afford for his mother and brothers. Guilt as a theme is addressed in this chapter. Frank is guilty of his sinful masturbating problem which is a source of his guilt since he reckons time and again the priest telling them anytime they sin the Virgin Mary weeps, and that Christ’s wounds are reopened.

His guilt worsens when he cannot resist the urge to masturbate. Franks' guilt also leads him to condemn himself to hell, and thus he justifies his act of stealing food since he is bound to go to hell. McCourt brings out hunger is a theme though not majored in this chapter. Frank steals food from wealthy neighbours (287). We also read of the hidden loaf of bread in uncle pats coat frank helps himself to a slice, and drinks water to feel full (296). A look into franks statement on his plan to buy a house for his mother and brothers, his aunt admits that it would be “more than your father would do” (Ferrel 13).

This quote is significant in the manner that it tells us a lot about franks' characters trait it also tells us about the character of franks father. Frank is a strong willed boy. He is determined to free mother and his brothers’ from their impoverished state. He is also full of hope he believes with his messengers’ salary he can provide for his brother, and at the same time their mother. The rhetorical style of writing, although, not clear in the 14th chapter. There is this case that involves Mr.

O’ Halloran when he says he is disgusted with the system that forces young, bright boys to do petty jobs, yet he is already aware of the poverty stricken state of their country, and such happenings are a common thing. He also tells frank he should leave for America and we know that it is impossible. Frank is a determined young boy. He strives to achieve greater things than what life