In an excerpt from his award-winning memoir Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt uses defiant details and stern dialogue in order to establish a contemptuous tone toward Irish society. While recovering from a bout of typhoid at an Irish hospital, ten-year old Frank befriends fellow patient Patricia Madigan. Although their caretakers discourage talking and laughter among patients, fearing it could cause “serious damage to … [one’s] internal apparatus,” and place a high emphasis on prayer and giving thanks to God, Patricia and Frank prefer to share jokes and poetry behind the nurse’s back (McCourt qtd. in Studysync 456). Frank reveals that “[e]very day … [he] can’t wait for the doctors and nurses to leave … [him] alone so … [he] can learn a new verse”
It is possible to argue that Duffy's collection Feminine Gospels is a cry of rage and frustration. Certainly, The Map Woman and The Laughter of Stafford Girls' High present the persona's rage at the suppression of their individuality and identity, whilst The Diet presents Duffy's frustration at the expectations society places upon women.
The primary aim for the narrator is to suggest a reflection on how the Irish are treating the problems happening within their country through satirical writing. The narrator states that, “Infant’s flesh will be in
“People everywhere brag and whimper about the woes of their early childhood, but nothing can compare with the Irish version”(11).
Theme is the hidden morals within a piece of literature that the author is trying to get readers to understand. In both Angela's Ashes and The Street, we can distinguish a similar theme. One similar theme in both stories is struggling to get through life’s complications. After reading the two different excerpts, we can use character, events, and the setting to further our understanding.
People read countless stories that have a variety of themes in them. When people read “Angela's Ashes” by Frank McCourt, and “The Street” by Ann Petry, they can probably sense that there is something similar among the two stories', and that's because they share a common theme. The theme is how people can persevere through problems that they encounter. The reader will discover this similar theme of persevering through problems with the way the authors utilize the character of characters feelings and personality, the way setting creates a backdrop that establishes the tone of the story, and events that cause conflict to the character.
You are given two short stories, one is "Angela's Ashes" and the other, "The Street". After reading the two it is easy to contrast them even you skimmed over the text. That statement just further supports the idea that if you read the stories in depth you will find the theme is more alike than you would expect. This is just one example of similar themes, the external conflicts of the two may be different, but the message behind the two is as close to the same as you can get. In this case the message behind both is; to persevere even when life gets you down to the point of giving up. To prove this theme, the use of characters, setting, and events are used.
Is life writing really an accurate representation of past events? Hello everyone and welcome to the 2017 literary convention, I am your keynote speaker Angus Topp and today I will be discussing why life writing is a very inaccurate way of representing past events. Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt is an autobiography of McCourt’s life from when he was born to the age of 19, at this time they were in great deprivation. McCourt’s depiction of Limerick and it’s locals are shown as a squalid town with wrongly accusing one local of watching over him. McCourts memory would also not be able to remember many delicate details such as conversations and exact memories as the year difference was to significant.
Although it is a series of bad experiences with priests that turns him away from his religion, it is another priest who helps him to reassure his faith. As Frank reaches an all-time spiritual low, he goes to pray to
Flannery O’Connor’s philosophy of writing was directly related to her life and roots as a Southerner, a Catholic, and a woman. One of the Southern traditions that O’Connor used most in her writing was local customs and manners which make people laughable. “Exaggeration of characteristics and of incidents is one cause of our laughter in O’Connor’s stories” (Grimshaw 89). She would regularly expose the hypocrisy of character’s thoughts by exaggerating their ridiculous actions in moments of distress causing readers to feel both horror and humor at the same time. Also present in most of O’Connor’s work, is her Catholic faith with regards to her vision of grace and the devil. Her view of faith was complete in the sense that it had a beginning, middle, and end, but she wrestled with Protestantism and depicted hypocrisy and intolerance when she found them (Grimshaw
Greece has given much to the world and onitnues to impact later generations in terms of Architecture. The acropolis has had a major influence on architecture in following generations. For example the White house in Washington BC is one of the Neoclassical buildings inspired by the Parthenon. The white house is the official resident and workplace of the president of the United States. Both buildings are built in different time periods however they share many similiarities and shows how inspirational the Parthenon was to future architects. Similarites include the built in symmetrical shapen tall columns that rise to the full height of the bulidng. They both have the same influence of design but built in different time periods. Even our very own
Theme is the subject of talk, a topic, or morals that the author is trying to get across to the readers. When reading an excerpt, the theme is not directly stated in the text, so you must dig deeper into the context to understand the morals the author is trying to portray. In both Angela's Ashes and The Street, we can detect a similar theme of struggling to get through life’s obstacles. When reading the two different stories, we can further pick out the theme by using character, events, and the setting.
The case study of Angela and Adam describes a situation in which a Caucasian teenage mother, Angela, does not appear to have a bond with her 11 month old son, Adam. According to Broderick and Blewitt (2015) Angela and Adam live in the home with Angela’s mother, Sarah. Angela’s relationship with her own mother is described as a bit dysfunctional as Sarah is reported to continue to be angry with Angela for becoming pregnant in the first place. Sarah’s anger has caused her to deny Adam’s father the ability to come to the home and play an active role in Adam’s life, therefore putting more of a strain on Angela, who has already had to drop out of high school in an attempt to take care of Adam on her own. Angela has openly admitted to aggressive behavior towards Adam such as grabbing his face and handling Adam in a rough manner. In return, Adam has reacted by being avoidant of his mother and he is reported to not respond to his mother as an 11 month old child should and he is not reported to have an appropriate bond with his mother.
James Joyce’s book of short stories entitled Dubliners examines feminism and the role of women in Irish society. The author is ahead of his time by bringing women to the forefront of his stories and using them to show major roles and flaws in Irish society, specifically in “Eveline” and “The Boarding House”. James Joyce portrays women as victims who are forced to assume a leading and somewhat patriarchal role in their families. He uses them to show the paralysis of his native land Ireland, and the disruption in social order that is caused by the constant cycle of abuse that he finds commonplace in Ireland. Joyce is trying to end the Victorian and archaic view of
Dubliners by James Joyce is a collection of stories centered around Joyce’s intentions to write the moral history of Dublin’s paralysis. Although paralysis seems to be the main theme in Dubliners, another motif comes across in the pages of the stories. As if all of the mental, physical, and emotional problems weren’t enough, many of the characters in Dubliners are alcoholics. Joyce utilizes the character of the drunk in many of the stories in Dubliners; hardly a story skips a mention of a drink. The negative effects of alcohol occur again and again through the collection of stories. For the most part, men are brought down by their addiction to alcohol and their inability to control themselves when they are drunk. In Dubliners, the characters seek their own desires, face obstacles that frustrate them, and ultimately give in to their need to consume alcohol. With Dubliners, James Joyce brings attention to the different issues that consuming alcohol caused in early 20th century Ireland using three particular stories; “Counterparts”, “Grace” and “Ivy Day in the Committee Room”.
The short stories of Ireland are distinct and many times distinctly Irish. “The Limerick Gloves” by Maria Edgeworth, “The Pedlar’s Revenge” by Liam O’Flaherty, “The Poteen Maker” by Michael McLaverty, and “Loser” Val Mulkerns are each distinct Irish short stories that deal with Irish topics in original ways. These stories are stylistically and thematically Irish. They are moralistic and offer clear themes that pertain to Irish values. This analysis will explore the Irish-ness of the works and explore their meaning when held against Irish literary tenants.