Characters

Frank McCourt- The Narrator of the story, obligated to help raise his brother's because his father is always getting intoxicated at the Irish pubs. He feels guilt when he leaves Ireland to go in search for something better in America, because he is leaving his family.

Angela McCourt- After the death of her three children, Angela was very depressed, but that still didn't stop her low poverty life to be a mom and raise her other children. Her husband was a drunk and never around to really help her, but that didn't stop her from raising her children to be young gentlemen.

Malachy McCourt(SR.)- The drunk father some may call him the antagonist because he is always dragging down the family. After the death of his children we realize that he drinks more often, when his daughter was alive he quit drinking, but when she died, he drank more than ever. Never really supporting the family always using his wages on alcohol instead of providing for his family.

Malachy McCourt (JR.)- He is the brother of the main character, always there to take the shine away from Frank, because he has an atractive look. Whenever they need anything though Malachy is always using his charm to get what they need.