Angie Carusso is the second name written on the “stones of home.” She works as a pharmacist and is a single mother to three young kids. Ed observes her dedicating her days to her children and buying them ice cream every time she receives a paycheck. He helps her by buying her an ice cream because she always takes care of her children and not herself. She admits to him that although she loves her children, she is exhausted by the task of raising them alone. Later, Angie buys Ed an ice cream cone for Christmas and assures him that she is doing okay. She represents an individual who makes great sacrifices in order to care for others, and she also shows how those who give away so much of themselves deserve help from others in return.
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Angie Carusso Character Timeline in I Am the Messenger
The timeline below shows where the character Angie Carusso appears in I Am the Messenger. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
10 of Clubs: The Easy One and Ice Cream
Ed moves on to the next name on the stones, Angie Carusso. He looks her up in the phonebook and discovers she is a pharmacist with...
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Jack of Clubs: The Color of Her Lips
On payday, Ed watches Angie take her kids to the ice cream shop and then the park. After they leave...
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Angie watches her children on the playground. She explains to Ed how she loves and appreciates...
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King of Clubs: The Face of Clubs
...the names written on it. He sees a check mark next to Father O’Reilly and Angie’s names, but no mark next to Gavin’s. He knows this means his mission with Gavin...
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2 of Hearts: The Kiss, the Grave, the Fire
...leaves, Ed, Marv, and Ritchie attend a community bonfire on Main Street. There, Ed spots Angie Carusso and her children. Angie walks up to Ed and hands Ed an ice cream...
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Joker: The End is Not the End
Ed envisions Angelina, Milla, and Sophie. He remembers Father O’Reilly’s laughter, Angie’s ice cream, and the brotherly love of Gavin and Daniel. He sees the Christmas lights,...
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