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FRANK MC COURT

1) Qualities2) Guilt

3) Unhappy life4)Thirst f su!!ess") Respnsi#ilities$) Relatinship %ith Mala!hy

Fran& is li'ely an( street%ise thu*htful an( sensiti'e+ ,e is physi!ally%ea& an( prne t infe!tin #ut he has als e-tinal stren*ht an( asur'i'r -entality+,e is als a hi*hly intelli*ent stu(ent an( a .ui!& thin&er+

Fran& is a !hil( %ith an unhappy fa-ily life %h en!unters ppressi'eauthritarians at !hur!h an( at s!hl an( %h is further (e-rali/e(#y the histri!al in0usti!es (ne t his !untry+

,e !hannels the (isappint-ents f his (i!ult life int selfre!ri-inatin+,e is #ur(ene( #y *uilt at his sinfulness parti!ularly the sinfulness fhis seual thu*hts an( #eha'iur+ ,e fre.uently %rries that he is

(a-ne( r that he has (a-ne( ther peple+ The Cathli!is- -ainly!auses his *uilt #e!ause priests tirelessly !autine( a*ainst the e'ilsf se an( -astur#atin+Fran& es!apes his fears #y !nfessin* hi-self rea(in* #&s%at!hin* tele'isin an( (ay(rea-in*+

espite this sense f *uilt he als thin&s pti-isti!ally a#ut thefuture *ra(ually f!usin* n %hat he %ants t a!hie'e fr hi-self an(fr his fa-ily+ ,e %ants har( t a!hie'e su!!ess in life an( pr'i(e fr

his fa-ily *ettin* a *( 0#+,e nee(s t a!t as a father 5*ure fr his fa-ily sin!e his father is*ne+

espite Mala!hy6s al!hlis- Fran& al-st al%ays re-ains lyal thi-+,e (es nt !n(e-n his father fr his sel5sh a!tins an( he(es!ri#es hi- as he sa% hi- as a !hil(7 a father %h !a-e h-erustin* the #ys ut f #e( #ut %h als sat %ith his sns in frnt fthe 5re tellin* stries an( sharin* tea+ Fran& als reali/es that his

respe!t fr Mala!hy -i*ht 8en( his -ther+ ,e re'eals thatMala!hy6s (rin&in* !auses nt nly hun*er an( e!n-i! ruin f the

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An*ela is a l'in* -ther %h retains her sense f hu-ur n -atterthe !nstant p'erty a irrespnsi#le hus#an( an( the (eath f threef his !hil(ren+

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