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Ireland is a country that has a lot of meaning to me. My mother and father are both of Irish decent, so how could I choose any other country to learn more about. I can’t nearly compare to the struggles that Frank McCourt went through, but I can tell you that the stereotype put on Irish people is somewhat true. My mother’s father is seen as the head of the family and he is really a tough guy. My mother tells me stories of how he’d come home at night smelling like liquor and literally kick the shit out of my two uncles. I can’t really say that I can completely compare to him because it is a completely different time period and lifestyles have changed. When I read Angela’s Ashes it made me realize just how important it is to not let problems in your life get to you. Frank McCourt had it worse than many young people and look how far he made it today. Although I don’t know much about well-known people in Ireland, I can honestly say that he is one of my Irish heroes. I am a nineteen-year-old young man who has unfortunately had many confrontations with the law in my upbringing. This has led my anger towards police and other law officials to build up through the years. So I decided it would be interesting to see what it’s like for young people growing up in Ireland, and how they are dealt with.
Approximate Word count = 969
Approximate Pages = 3.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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