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

Quotes

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

Symbols

All Symbols America Eclipse

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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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

Quotes

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

Symbols

All Symbols
America
Eclipse

Theme Wheel

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Arn, Jackson. "Angela’s Ashes." LitCharts LLC, March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/angela-s-ashes.

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