Dear Reader,
In
this part of the book, the main thing that I was always thinking about was the
father. He is making me so angry. He keeps on dragging the family and holding
them back from the simple task of living a normal life. He just keeps on
blowing all of his money on drinks at the pub. I know that he does love his
family and kids, but he doesn’t show it very well. There was one point in
chapter three where “he has his mouth on the little nose and he’s sucking the
bad stuff out of Michael’s head” (103). He saved Michaels life in the panic of
when he couldn’t breathe. Clearly he loved his kid, yet he also shows that he
doesn’t love the kid, any of the kids. His addiction is causing that to happen,
and put the rest of his family at risk.
In
chapter five I started to like Frank as a character a lot more than before. I
think that he is rebellious and doesn’t exactly care for what he is told to do
if he doesn’t like it. He felt uncomfortable at
first when he was given Irish Dance lessons every Saturday. After the first
lesson he did not want to do it anymore. Because he does whatever he wants he
decided to go “to the Lyric Cinema instead” (143). He blows all of the money
that he was given for dance lessons on going to the movies and getting sweets
instead. He does not care what his parents want him to do, or what they think
if they find out. He does it anyway because he would rather do that then take
dance lessons. This made me think of him as a more favored character than
before in my opinion.
In
chapter five I have also realized that the father isn’t the only one to blame
for what they are missing out on in everyday life. They all have small
addictions or things that they use to help them with what they are going
through. Frank’s mother has to beg just for a cigarette to help her get away
from what else is going on in her life. Frank’s dad obviously uses a majority
of their money just to get a drink at the bar. Even Frank often steals his
mother’s money and uses it to go to the movies. They use what they have and what
they can get to enjoy the things that make them happy in life. Whether it is a cigarette,
a drink, or a movie, they all use it to aid themselves.
I
found it pretty funny when Malachy got his dad’s teeth stuck in his mouth. I
know “he can choke on the teeth” (139), but I couldn’t take it seriously. I
imagined a little kid with extremely huge teeth. They eventually take him to
the hospital and get them out so it is fine by the end.
I
think that this book is getting a little less sad and depressed as it goes
along and I hope it stays going in this direction.
Sincerely,
Adam
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