It is a common view that times for the Irish majority in the 1930's and 40's were very hard. Especially for the Irish Catholic families with the stereotypical drunken father, emotionally wrecked mother, kids running round her with her sore back from the next child ready too be born. In Angela's Ashes, McCourt examines his childhood experiences, the tragedies, hardships, learning, all involved with growing up. One of the most interesting aspects of the writing …showed first 75 words of 623 total…

…showed last 75 words of 623 total…will be used to this and notice how words are suddenly spelt correctly or are still incorrect, but spelt a different way. This aspect while not being a great one, seems necessary to add to the style of writing. The guts of the book is the humour and style of writing, and it would appeal to those who wish for a book to summon forth emotions or humour, sadness and reflections on personal child experiences.