Angela & Malachy

This is a picture of Angela being seduced by Malachy. I've always wondered why Angela got pregnant so often, but I can understand now. I think that Malachy has a charm on her which she finds irristible, and since she's so lonely all the time, sex is the only kind of closure she could receive from someone else.

Do you think she should stop having sex with Malachy? i know Angela does

Sleeping

This picture is of the McCourt family in bed, and as you can see, instead of a blanket, they have a coat. I find that really sad because a coat isn't large enough to cover 4 people at night, especially when it is freezing, so they are forced to be cold. I can't believe that the father can let his family live in such conditions when he can change them. If only he brought home his paycheck, they would be able to buy a new blanket and sleep well at night. I can't imagine sleeping with a coat..

What do you think about their situation?

Paddy Clohessy

This is a picture of Paddy Clohessy, Frank's friend, whose family doesn't have enough money to even buy him shoes. He's obviously dirty and his clothes are old and worn-out. I feel really bad for him, because his whole family lives in a small, crowded apartment, and his father is dying of lung cancer. Yet all he wants to do is travel to India and live in "paradise".

What do you think about him? Anything that you found amusing, sad, etc.

Frank in School

This image represents Frank and his classmates in school. They are all afraid of their teacher, but they misbehave behind his back, like shown below. They're sticking out their tongues because their teacher is lecturing them on something, which shows they really care... What do you think about their behavior in school?

How sad is it when Malachy goes to america to fight for the war, and they are waiting for the money telegram and nothing ever comes? How sad is that, like it really is unbelievable....
what do you girls thinkk(please respondd)

Okay... So it seems like the angel in the seventh step wanted to deliver a new baby huh? hahhaaa well i found it irresponsible for Angela McCourt to keep on having babies, like I mean lady you have no money at all, your husbands irresposible and drinks all his money why the hell would you bring another innocent person to suffer when you could've sustained your sexual desire and not have intercourse?
what do you guys think, what would you have done?

When Frank McCourt got sick, i thought he was going to die. But when he went to the hospital with the nuns I thought they were a little mean for not letting him talk to a girl just because she had a different disease than his. I thought that was mean...what did you think?
oh and also the janitor old man was really nice, i think people like that man really deserve the best in life.

I want oyu girls, to think about Frank McCourt's religion beliefs... I notice that in his Irish culture religion is very imporant. Frank got baptized, he did his communion, and his confirmation(which he couldnt collect money because he got extremely sick)I notice that he has to confess when he makes a sin, many of us are catholic and we've done our confirmation and stuff but I know that i wouldnt confess to a priest. this shows that his culture is very religious.
tell me what you think...

Chapter 7

In this chapter , Frank has became closer the Catholic church, accepting its policies, even though he takes them for universal truth and does not question them. Also, Frank experiences the love and charity of the Catholic religion when he visits a priest and confesses to stealing food. The priest says, “My child, I sit here. I hear the sins of the poor. I assign the penance. I bestow absolution. I should be on my knees washing their feet.” The priest is kind, and wise, and his words reference the actions of Jesus, who also knelt to wash the feet of his apostles.
A turning point in this chapter comes when Malachy(dad) drinks away his baby brother( Alphonsus)money. This marks the first time Frank expresses real anger about his father’s staggering irresponsibility. Although he thinks of sitting by his father before the fire and hearing stories, and although he realizes that when Malachy drinks he is somehow looking for his dead children, Frank also “rages inside,” and he wants to run into the bar and kick his father. Frank himself recognizes this anger as a turning point, saying, “It will be different now." What did you guys think of this chapter?

In Chapter 6, meets a new friend named Fintan. He goes to church every day with his mother; he curls his blond hair and answers taunts with a saintly smile. Fintan invites Paddy(a friend) and Frank to his house after school, offering them with loads of food. Fintan’s mother serves milk and sandwiches with mustard, luxurious treats for the boys. Paddy and Frank are worried, however, by the fact that Fintan goes with them to the bathroom and says he enjoys looking at them. This makes Frank feel a little awkward and stuff liek this happens in real life. This section of the book shows that Fintan has an attraction towards his male friends, and can't help it. What do you guys think of this section?

Chapter 3

In chapter 3, alot happens in the book. Oliver and Eugene pass away and its now just Frank and Malachy, but soon enough another child enters the McCourt's life, Angela has another baby boy who is named Michael. Throughout this chapter, its talks about how the family is struggling while making only 16 shillings a week, and having a family to look after. One thing I would like to connect on is how Frank and Malachy get teased. Frank is constantly teased and treated unkindly. In the beginning of the chapter, when the welfare officer says “beggars can’t be choosers,” we realize that, for the McCourts, this is not a cliche but reality for them. Frank’s schoolmates tease him as he carries the pig’s head(which is what they could get for christmas dinner), saying that the only part of the pig the McCourts don’t eat is “the oink.” Frank and Malachy get teased as they walk, dripping with rain and coal, through the streets. Frank gets teased for his shoes mended with tires. Because his father is too dignified to ask for new boots for the boys, Frank finds himself in no-man’s-land. He is not like the boys rich enough to buy new boots and not like the shoeless boys. As he says, “If you have rubber tires on your shoes you’re all alone with your brother and you have to fight your own battles.” This shows that Frank is hustling and he works hard for him and his family. He just has to accpet that this is his life style and he has to deal with it.