Angela struggles to provide for her family from "summary" of Angelas Ashes by Frank McCourt
Angela McCourt, a woman of great strength, faces the daunting task of providing for her family in a world that seems determined to keep them down. With a husband who is often absent or drunk, Angela must rely on her own resourcefulness to make ends meet. She takes on odd jobs, works long hours, and scrimps and saves in order to put food on the table and clothes on her children's backs. Despite her best efforts, Angela constantly finds herself struggling against poverty and despair. The family lives in squalid conditions, with little money for even the most basic necessities. Angela is forced to make difficult choices, such as whether to buy bread or coal, and whether to pawn her possessions in order to pay the rent. As the eldest child, Frank McCourt watches his mother's struggles with a mixture of admiration and fear. He sees how hard she works to keep the family together, a...
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