In the two given sources, a theme is depicted in the stories called Angela's Ashes by the famous author Frank McCourt and The Street by Ann Petry. It is clearly portrayed throughout both stories that the theme is daily-life struggle. In Angela's Ashes, the author describes the setting and feelings of characters of being ravenous, dying of terrible starvation, and desperate for food. As well as in The Street, the author describes the characters of struggling through their daily life, with lack of food and supplies to last them through the day. To begin with, the author, Frank McCourt begins by introducing the characters in the story and their daily struggles. He emphasizes on the family members and what they do for a living. The children's father works in the North in an …show more content…
"Grandma says we could starve to death for all he cares. That would teach Mam a lesson for marrying a man from the North with sallow skin, an odd manner and a look of the Presbyterian about him." The story is mainly about struggle over food and strongly taps into Irelands' history and long unease over food, in other words, lack of food. Speaking of relations, this story also relates to Frank McCourt's struggle with poverty and his father's alcoholism. Lack of nutritious food was one of the principle causes of early deaths in Ireland. Lack of food is very overwhelming in the family and causes them to mourn and feel desperate. He describes how the dad works up North and does not have enough money to send home, in order to raise their family. In addition, the mother is completely worn out and tired because there is not enough food for the whole family to feast on for the day. However, it is unclear that she does not do anything for a living, but complains all day. It seems there is only one piece of bread left, which is eventually consumed by one of the siblings. Furthermore, the narrator, who is also one of the children, has to walk through the streets, trying to steal food, for