The beginning really goes into detail on Frank's life.He and his brothers spend most of their days at the park across the street. His mother is always taking care of Margaret, his little sister, and doesn't have time for him and his brothers. They go to the park to play and are yelled at if they come back before she tells them. We also see another side of Frank; he beats up his neighbor, Freddie. Before this I always thought of him as a scrawny, pathetic little boy but here he is beating up kids. Another tragedy hits them and Margaret dies. Margaret had brought many good changes to the family- Malachy had stopped drinking and the family got along better. Once she died, Malachy was gone for days drinking and Angela lost it mentally. She spent her days laying in bed not talking. Angela's cousins come and help her out and end up shipping her off to Ireland with her family.
The family arrives in Ireland with practically nothing and no money. They go to Malachy's parents house in Northern Ireland and spent the night, but his parents don't want them staying. Then they travel to Dublin to see if Malachy can collect his money he's owed for having served in teh army. They won't give him the money and so they are stranded. Finally they make it to Angela's mother's house. It's very crowded there and her mom makes it clear they aren't very welcomed.
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I too am reading this book and I really liked your post. It gave a good description of what's going on. I too agree with yu on the fact that you neer saw Frank as a kid who would beat other kids up. I was really surprised when this happened. Great job shannon!
This almost reminds me of what's going on today because of the economy. Many people are losing their homes because of foreclosure, and many of them are probably having to stay with relatives who don't really want them there. Good post!
I thought it was interesting how Frand started beating up other kids. Is this a way to let out his anger at his family? It could be possible. It also seems like Frank's parent's bad habits may be wearing off on him.
One is often suprised when they see a whole new side to a person and it seems like Frank keeps his violent side pretty hidden. This must take a lot of strength considering the hardships he is going through with his family.
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