| Frank McCourt uses a stream-of-consciousness style to dilever the details of his poverty-stricken childhood in Ireland. Rife with humor and touching anecdotes, the biography takes you into the world of Limerick, Catholicism, and alcoholism. | ||
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Plot & Themes Kids: - general coming of age story Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) Gender/Class story? - story of lower class Job/profession/poverty story Yes Kind of living: - general poverty story Family, hate Yes Struggle with: - Father The difficult family member - blames for things that go wrong Family, love Yes Special relationship with - mother Ethnic/regional/gender Yes Subject of Biography Gender - Male Profession/status: Nationality - Irish Setting City? Yes City: - dirty, grimy (like New York) Century: - 1930's-1950's Writing Style Book makes you feel? - thoughtful - like laughing Graphic sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript. of nude males (the big P) How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more dialog than descript How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book |
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