Angela's Ashes (ebook), Frank McCourt | 9780684864839 | Boeken | bol (2024)

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What did Mr. Kane do to Angela? ›

Angela becomes desperate and decides to go to the Dispensary for public assistance. Once there, she is humiliated by a sanctimonious official called Mr. Kane, who accuses her of claiming aid her family does not deserve.

The theme of the passages is poverty and perseverance. In Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" it shows poverty with a sick mother and a poor family. The author has to steal from people to help his family to survive.

Frank then notices Mrs. Finucane's ledger, which claims that Aunt Aggie owes her nine pounds. Frank leaves the house and throws the ledger into the river, sparing his aunt from the trouble of paying her dues.

Susan is unable to stand the monotonous routine inside the cavernous mansion and Kane's increasingly domineering nature, and eventually leaves him.

He was made to leave and grew up in incredible wealth, with that came the opportunity to set up multiple newspaper companies and start collecting artefacts. This would eventually lead to him being considered a hoarder.

He feels too sick to make his Collection. Some days later, the doctor visits Frank at home and diagnoses him with typhoid fever. Frank goes to the hospital, and for days he drifts in and out of consciousness. He is close to death and is given the rites of Extreme Unction.

Commentators on Angela's Ashes: A Memoir (1996) by Frank McCourt have consistently understood its enigmatic final chapter consisting of the single word “Tis”, to represent an enthusiastic embrace of America.

The title Angela's Ashes refers to McCourt's memory of his mother staring into the unlit fireplace. At age 10 he nearly died of typhoid fever. During 14 weeks in the hospital, he read voraciously while confined to his bed.

Why does Frank find it difficult to condemn his father for his drinking? Frank remembers the cozy mornings he spends with his father in front of the fire.

What is the controversy with Angela's Ashes? ›

At one local book signing, Paddy Malone, a former classmate of McCourt's, tore a copy of the book to shreds in front of the author. "He named names. He insulted people," said Malone, 70. "Most of the people are dead.

O'Neill teaches the 4th class at school. The boys call him Dotty because he is small like a dot. He stands on a platform, threatens them with an ash branch and calls them "omadhaun" (fools or idiots). He loves geometry and Euclid, which are subjects for the 5th class.

Kane rose to power by successfully manipulating public opinion regarding the Spanish–American War and marrying Emily Norton, the niece of the President of the United States. Thompson interviews Kane's estranged best friend, Jedediah Leland, in a retirement home.

Mary Kane is the main antagonist of 1941 classical movie Citizen Kane. She is Charles Foster Kane's mother and a minor entrepreneur in cooperation with the bank. In exchange for some fortune, she gave her son to the bank.

Frank asks Seamus to find out what happens at the end of “The Highwayman.” Seamus asks around at the pub, finds someone who knows the poem, and memorizes it so he can report to Frank. It turns out that at the end of the poem, both the hero and his lover die. During the rest of his stay in hospital, Frank reads books.

Chapter 10 Summary

Angela is sick and delirious, and she calls out for lemonade. In her illness, she has eschewed cigarettes, which Frank finds disconcerting. On his way to O'Connell's shop to beg for bread, Frank passes by a pub and notices that a delivery has arrived that includes some lemonade.