This week, I started reading Angelas Ashes again. The book is challenging, and is for someone in 8th or 9th grade, so its taking me a while to finish. The story has continued to tell the story of Frank and his family, which has changed much. Since the last time i blogged, Franks family has trickled down to 5 people. Both twins, Ollie and Eugene have passed away. The family had never been so small, and it was weird to Angela and Malachy SR. They blamed it on The River Shannon. "It was the damp" says Frankies father. The family had never suffered such a blow. After a while, the got over it and started going back to their old ways. Living off the now very small dole money, having hungry bellies and losing jobs in the third week.
Soon, you start to see Francis grow up. Both boys start school and see the difficulties in trying to not get bullied and please the teacher at hte smae time. Frank becomes more independent, and starts to get different jobs here and there to please his mother. (his father continuing his bad habits in drinking) Angela once again become pregnant with a boy, and before you know it, Micheal is already walking and talking. Both boys make new friends and have more experiences, and soon the idea of Ireland being unfamiliar is outrageous. And though the boys have started to grow up, their father still hasn't.
Malachy Sr. is still getting drunk and having pints every week, and soon I think that itll start to hit them. His bad habits can not continue.
My sister read this and it took her a long time to read it too! I like the way you write, it's very fluent and easy to read.
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