Angela sends Micheal off to Uncle Ab Sheehan's house with food for Frank. Micheal, wanting his brother to join him asks Frank to come with but Frank refuses. However, it breaks Frank's heart to see Micheal walk away with his ragged clothes and broken shoes. One day, Uncle Ab refuses to give Frank food and so Frank is forced to steal milk and bread from wealthier houses.
Frank spends his time in the library reading up on inapropriate topics and realizes that his father has lied to him about certain things. After returning home from the library and the park Frank notices Uncle Ab had hidden a loaf of bread in his pocket. Frank steals a slice with a glass of water to make him feel more full. Because his clothes are cold and wet from activites at the park he puts on his grandmothers wool dress and goes to bed.
It is sad to see all the bad influences in Frank's life... His father who is constantly drunk and just wreaking havoc in the McCourt household and now his Uncle Ab who seems to be just like Frank's father... It seems as though Frank's conscience is trying to turn him in the right direction but the fact that Frank sometimes has no food to eat he must do bad things in order to survive... Just thinking about the life which Frank has to live stresses me out!
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