It is a frequent view that times for the Irish majority in the 1930’s and 40’s were very hard. Especially for the Irish Catholic families with the stereotypical drunken father, emotionally ruined mother, kids running around her with her a sore back from the next child to be born. In Angela’s Ashes, Frank McCourt examines his childhood experiences, the tragedies, hardships, and learning involved with growing up. One of the most interesting aspects of …showed first 75 words of 711 total…

…showed last 75 words of 711 total…He was a steady foundation for his family to lean on. He never gave up on life through all his adversity. In the end, Frank wonders how he survived it all. Well, he survived because he adapted to what society threw him. He became socialized even though his role was to drink away his life. He became the real man of the family, and he did his best to save his family from the inevitable.