Angela’s Ashes
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19
Themes
All Themes Irish Social Tensions Poverty, Survival, and Morality Catholicism, Sexuality, and Coming-of-age Family Misery, Drunkenness, and Escape
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Characters
All Characters Frank McCourt Malachy McCourt Sr. Angela Sheehan McCourt Margaret Sheehan Malachy McCourt Jr. Gerard “Laman” Griffin Michael McCourt Theresa Carmody Nora Molloy Mikey Molloy Aunt Aggie Pa Keating
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All Symbols America Eclipse
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Angela’s Ashes

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Frank McCourt

Angela’s Ashes Symbols

America

Frank McCourt is born in America, and then spends most of his early adulthood in Ireland trying to find a way to go back. As he remembers it, America—represented by Brooklyn, where he grew up—is…

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Eclipse

The night before Frank McCourt is due to travel to America, he sees a lunar eclipse outside his house. For some, the eclipse is a sign of Frank’s good fortune—for others, though, it’s a…

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