Minority Perspective
Introduction
Being a British colony for hundreds of years, poor Ireland became a stark picture of extreme poverty. It was defined by starvation. During the great famine in the middle of the nineteenth century, the whole Irish population was decimated by starvation and external migration. Frank McCourt's Angela’s Ashes vividly recounts the hardships of the Irish people. Frank’s family survived through one important character – her mother (McCourt, p. 25). Significant women also supported Frank’s family and these include his grandmother, his Aunt Aggie, his women relatives, among others.
McCourt's growing up years in Limerick was depicted by the ...
