Because of the multiple deaths in her family and the struggle she has with supporting the children in her family, Angela descides to stop having children which annoys Malachy because during that time birth control was not comonly used.. The families on the street which Angela lives keep getting richer because their husbands are going off to England to find work. After Angela, herself, threatens to go to England to find work Malachy goes to England and promises to send home the money he earns.. However, Angela sees all of the families on her street recieving money and she has yet to recieve any from Malachy.
Desperate for money one of Angela's friends sujects that she goes to the dispensary to recieve aid but Angela does not like the idea because she feels it is one step above giving up her children to an orphanage and begging on the streets.
Frank gets a really bad eye infection and Angela takes him to the doctor and Frank is diagnosed with a really bad case of conjunctivitis and is sent to the hospital. After returning home from the hospital Frank comes to the realization that his father has become an uncontrollable drunk and spends all the money he makes in bars. Stressed with financial problems and recieving no help from Malachy, Angela resorts to the Dispensary for help.
It is heartbreaking to see a man's son come to the realization of how screwed up his father is... I feel so badly for Frank and the rest of his family because it seems as though they keep putting their trust and dependance on Malachy but Malachy never provides for them. It seems as though Angela should just take the initiative herself and provide for her family because it is the only way she can know for sure that her family will be provided for outside of recieving dole or aid from the dispensary.
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