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Angela s Ashes

Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337. Reuniting the Family. Alphie, Michael and Angela eventually move in with Frank at the Abbot's houseAngela is cut off from the Dispensary because Frank brings home a pound a weekEquivalent to four dollars a week in America. Geschke/Angela's

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Angela s Ashes

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    1. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Angelas Ashes Pages 319-337

    2. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Reuniting the Family Alphie, Michael and Angela eventually move in with Frank at the Abbots house Angela is cut off from the Dispensary because Frank brings home a pound a week Equivalent to four dollars a week in America

    3. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Reuniting the Family Frank has to hand over his earnings to his mother Some weeks she lets me keep two shillings but if I go to a film or buy a secondhand book theres nothing left, I wont be able to save for my fare, and Ill be stuck in Limerick till Im an old man of twenty-five. (319)

    4. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Reuniting the Family Malachy quits playing the trumpet for the army band and returns home Tone Hope? Were all together again, no Laman tormenting us. (319) We sit on the floor and tell stories about things that happened, things that never happened and things that will happen when we all go to America. (320)

    5. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Theresa Carmody Has the consumption Shes seventeen, in and out of the sanatorium, and shell never see eighteen. (323) Beautiful She has red hair. She had green eyes like the fields beyond Limerick. (323)

    6. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Theresa Carmody Intimacy and Ignorance Frank falls in love with Theresa Prays that she will be cured of the consumption It doesnt matter anyway, St. Francis, because I love Theresa. I love her as much as you love any bird or beast or fish and will you tell God take the consumption away and I promise Ill never go near her again. (325)

    7. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Theresa Carmody Theresa dies Guilt Next day, Sunday, I go to four Masses. I do the Stations of the Cross three times. I say rosaries all day. I go without food and drink and wherever I find a quiet place I cry and beg God and the Virgin Mary to have mercy on the soul of Theresa Carmody. (325) Frank believes he is responsible for sending Theresa to hell.

    8. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Theresa Carmody Love I cant understand the feelings going through me but I know that with all the people who died in my family and all the people who died in the lanes around me and all the people who left I never had a pain like this in my heart and I hope I never will again. (325)

    9. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Mrs. Brigid Finucane Hires Frank to write nasty letters for her in order to collect money from poor people in the lane who owe her. Frank is very good at writing the letters Mrs. Finucane collects money very quickly

    10. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Mrs. Brigid Finucane Frank feels guilty Im sorry for their troubles but theres no other way for me to save the money for America. (333) Frank steals from Mrs. Finucane Feels the stealing is justified because of overtime and the way the church slammed the door on his face.

    11. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Franks New Job Frank plans on taking the exam to become a permanent postman. Inspiration from Uncle Pa If you pass the exam youll stay in the post office nice and secure the rest of your life. Youll marry a Brigid and have five little Catholics and grow little roses in your garden. Youll be dead in your head before youre thirtyMake up your own bloody mind and to hell with the safeshots and begrudgers. Do you hear me, Frankie McCourt?...Tis your life, make your own decisions and to hell with the begrudgers, Frankie. (334)

    12. Geschke/Angela's Ashes Pages 319-337 Franks New Job Frank decides not to take the postal exam. Frank gets a new job for a magazine/newspaper distributor.

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