Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Important Characters in Angela's Ashes



Angela McCourt: Angela, wife to Malachy and mother to Francis and his siblings.

Malachy McCourt(Father): Malachy is an alcoholic. He says he loves his family, but he does not show it by spending the small amount of money he makes at the pubs.

Frank McCourt: Francis, the narrator of the story is a young boy who watches his family fall apart. He grows up with his father being a major alcoholic and his mother constantly grieving over the deaths of his siblings but still trying to keep the family alive.

Malachy McCourt(son): Malachy, brother to Francis, is the happier, more charming brother. He is very lovable and funny. Malachy is very innocent and is too happy to see the sadness in his family.
Margaret McCourt: Born before the twins, Margaret is the only thing that ever kept Malachy (father) from drinking. When she died as a baby, Malachy became dependent on alcohol more than ever before.

Oliver and Eugene McCourt: Twin brothers who both die before they are old enough to talk.

Michael McCourt: The second living youngest brother. Francis thought that an angel left him on the seventh step of their house.

Alphie McCourt: Franks youngest brother.
Aunt Aggie: Aggie is Angela's sister. She was resentful of the McCourt children for a long time but eventually shows her support to the family.

Pa Keating: Francis’s uncle. Pa Keating is very friendly and loving and helps Francis follow his dreams by supporting him.


The McNamara sisters: Angela’s cousins who live in New York. They are very nosy and bossy.

This is the McCourt family from the movie Angela's Ashes.

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