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
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All Themes Irish Social Tensions Poverty, Survival, and Morality Catholicism, Sexuality, and Coming-of-age Family Misery, Drunkenness, and Escape
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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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Angela’s Ashes

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Frank McCourt

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • 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 Theme Icon
    Irish Social Tensions
  • Poverty, Survival, and Morality Theme Icon
    Poverty, Survival, and Morality
  • Catholicism, Sexuality, and Coming-of-age Theme Icon
    Catholicism, Sexuality, and Coming-of-age
  • Family Theme Icon
    Family
  • Misery, Drunkenness, and Escape Theme Icon
    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 Symbol Icon
    America
  • Eclipse Symbol Icon
    Eclipse
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dialect
  • Genre
  • Hyperbole
  • Idioms
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Pathos
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Situational Irony
  • Style
  • Tone
  • Verbal Irony
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Arn, Jackson. "Angela’s Ashes." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 17 Mar 2016. Web. 11 Jul 2025.


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Arn, Jackson. "Angela’s Ashes." LitCharts LLC, March 17, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2025. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/angela-s-ashes.

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