In both stories, “Typhoid Fever” by Frank McCourt and “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Raun, they share similar characteristics. They both parallel in tones, subjects, and themes. They are told in view of a child, both facing something scary and new. In “Typhoid Fever” by Frank McCourt, the story takes place in a typhoid hospital. Frank is a little boy diagnosed with diphtheria and something else that no one can quite figure out. Although Frank is just a child, his tone throughout the story is made so it shows that he recognizes the seriousness,” Mam visits me on Thursdays. I’d like to see my father, too, but I’m out of danger, crisis, time is over, and I’m allowed only one visitor.” (pg.344) He’s in uncomfortable situations with
The beginning of the memoir begins with, "When I look back at my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. "As a young boy Frankie had personal issues in result of his father 's alcoholism. At the end of work every Friday Frank 's father was supposed to come home and give the family his salary for the week. Sadly, his father usually did not come home on Friday 's and would usually just spend the money at the local bar. Because there was no money the kids suffered from
Even after he arrests him he is still trying to protect the family name. He brought Frank to his house, and locked him in the basement. He tells his wife and David as soon as they returned home. “He’s in the basement. Godamn it don’t
By describing the explosions and showing the interpretations of the characters Frank puts the reader into the mindset and position of the characters. The way he describes the scene also reflects the numbness and fear one might experience if such a disaster were to truly happen. More than just portraying the emotions and and reactions of the characters to match and instill in the reader Frank uses imagery to simply set the scene. Florence awoke at six-thirty, as always, on a Friday in early December. Heavy, stiff and graceless, she pushed herself out of bed and padded through the living room into the kitchen.
If Frank still is adamant on leaving his wife I would remind him of what he is willing to lose in the situation. Is Frank willing to start paying alimony and child support? Is Frank ready to lose his nice house and possibly nice car? Is Frank ready to estrange his relationship with his children? Does Frank understand that he is teaching his sons how to act as a husband and a man and that they may
There are several factors that explain Frank Running Deer’s influence with this family. The first factor is that Frank is also Native Americans. The past services and workers that the family has dealt with were more than likely of a different culture and did not fully understand theirs. Frank was easily able to understand the Red Fox family’s lifestyle and culture since it was one he lived himself. Frank was also able to talk to the family in a way that was not discriminating towards the John and Mary.
For instance, when there is no food and Frank’s mother is sick, Frank has to resort to stealing food in order to feed himself and his family. After stealing bread and lemonade from Kathleen O’Connell’s shop he reflects “I'm worn out trying to make ends meet, keeping the home fires burning, getting lemonade for Mam and bread for my brothers”(240). This shows that even at the age of 11 Frank is able to cope with his circumstances. He is willing to do anything necessary to take care of him and his family even if that means exhausting himself. Continuing, Frank’s need for money also forces him to make adult like decisions.
No, he had some adults help spread the message of him and his friends all in different ways. When Frank was young, the Board of Education in his school town fired five black teachers for telling the kids about voting and rights. This was what started the fire in Frank’s head. He started protesting on the actions. Seeing the students protest shows the Board something they should regret.
Frank committed a large scale crime, and was sent to a higher security prison. When Frank arrived, he learned the Penitentiary was unforgiving and broke spirits. “His lips were colorless, his fine teeth looked yellowish. He glanced at Alexandra sullenly, blinked as if he had come from a dark place, and one eyebrow twitched continuously” (Cather 103) Frank was portrayed as the antagonist in the entire book, except readers will sympathize for Frank
It's also a narrative. His family are immigrants from Limerick, Ireland. His family is poor due to their father not working and drinking away the money they have. Before the move back to Ireland, frank had a baby sister, Margaret, who died. Frank was four when they moved back to Ireland.
Throughout the show, Frank will exploit individuals that are driven by their unnecessary desires. For example, Peter Russo a congressman in the show is caught with a call girl and drugs, and Frank uses this opportunity to help Peter and in return, he wants his absolute loyalty. Which Frank, later on, demanded Peter close the shipyard playing into his scheme that will increase his power. This connects with the topic in the book on how a tyrant enslaves a democratic soul and uses it to its own advantage. You can see how this might lead to quite the rebellion, as in the case of the call girl that is still on the loose that could expose Frank as a monster.
As young children this stuck with them for a while. According to Dr. primm PTSD isn't just from war. In this case that is correct. Frank money is affected throughout the book because of what he seen that day. After franks gets in the fight he feels wild and joyful.
Frank knows that he, as a father, cannot provide for his family and he politely asks the only person he can think of for help, Nathan Straus. His final words add the desperation that Frank and his family in reality faced and that Straus’s help was Frank's’ last
I think one of the most difficult decisions Franky had to make was leaving for America, Going to America where everything is perfect, free, and everyone has enough to eat has been his dream/his mother’s dream for him. After saving is money from his job, stealing food, and occasionally “stealing” money out of the purse of his boss for overtime, he finally had enough to get there. He leaves eager, but as soon as the boat leaves Ireland, Franky starts to miss is, getting overcome with memories of his home. He starts to rethink his saving strategy for America; that money could’ve gone into food, clothes, shoes, and coal for his family. He feels awful for hitting his mother after his first drink.
Although this event did change Frank by the end, he doesn 't develop much as a character. Therefore, Frank is considered a flat and dynamic character. Ford suggests that even in the toughest situations, we have to try and be optimistic. While Roy is going through all that he is, seeing a man die, "accidentally" killing a man, and having to go to jail, he is still trying his best to keep a smile on his face. Roy only wishes happiness and the enjoyment of life for him and his family.
The most important thing that the Franks and Van Daans went through was a time of fear. No matter how much happiness came through in their lives they always had fear jumbled up inside their heads. As the Frank family and the Van Daans were cooped up in the annex- the place of hiding they were practiclly shocked and very fearful of the Nazi’s. Being fearful was something that came upon them and was totally normal for a person to have like the Franks and Van Daans, because everyone is fearful no matter what type of predicament their trapped in.