When I think of Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes, the quote that comes to memory the most is when Angela says to Frank, "You are never to let anybody slam the door in your face again." This quote is not only powerful, it is analogous to what Angela's Ashes is, a story about an Irish catholic childhood. The Irish catholic childhood was described by Frank McCourt in the memoir as a "miserable childhood". This childhood was full of poverty and heartache, and of course, ashes. This life could be broken down into two main parts, the Irish life, and the...
his face. Another part of the catholic childhood was the instilling of fear by the catholic church. Throughout the memoir, Frank was in a constant state of fear that he was the worst person on earth. This idea was very untrue, but was put there by the catholic church. Also, the church instilled fear by threatening that if anyone transferred and became a protestant, that person would suffer in eternal damnation.

The Irish catholic child. A miserable childhood. Who would have thought that it could be explained with one small reaction after a door being slammed in a face.