“Day and night I dream of America,” (p354). How does Frank overcome the odds against him and make his dream come true? Frank McCourt was a child with dreams “Day and night I dream of America”, who acquired the strength and determination to make them come true. He grew up in a poverty stricken environment yet managed against all odds to break free from the physical and emotional struggle he was experiencing and make a …showed first 75 words of 1358 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1358 total…you can make it happen. Frank suffered his whole life, through extreme poverty, losing siblings, a father who drank all their money, the church who took instead of giving, yet despite this emotional yet more so physical struggle he achieved everything he ever wanted. His determination, self discipline and that sense of hope in the back of his mind brought him everything he had ever dreamed of and he didn’t have to dream anymore.