▁children ' s ▁affection ▁by ▁telling ▁Irish ▁stories ▁ ▁Ang ela ▁McC ourt , ▁n ée ▁She e han : ▁Frank ' s ▁hard working ▁mother ▁who ▁puts ▁her ▁family ▁first ▁and ▁holds ▁high ▁expect ations ▁for ▁her ▁children . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁hum orous ▁and ▁w itt y ▁ ▁Mal ach y ▁( J r .): ▁Frank ' s ▁younger ▁and ▁supposed ly ▁more ▁attract ive ▁and ▁char ming ▁brother ▁ ▁Oliver : ▁Frank ' s ▁brother , ▁tw in ▁to ▁Eug ene , ▁who ▁dies ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁in ▁Ireland ▁ ▁Eug ene : ▁Frank ' s ▁brother , ▁who ▁dies ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁Oliver , ▁his ▁tw in ▁ ▁Margaret : ▁Frank ' s ▁only ▁little ▁sister , ▁who ▁dies ▁in ▁her ▁sleep ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁Michael : ▁Frank ' s ▁brother ▁ ▁Al ph ons us : ▁Frank ' s ▁young est ▁brother ▁ ▁A unt ▁A gg ie : ▁Frank ' s ▁child less ▁a unt . ▁She ▁does ▁not ▁appro ve ▁of ▁Ang ela ' s ▁husband ▁or ▁how ▁Ang ela ▁is ▁raising ▁and ▁car ing ▁for ▁her ▁children , ▁but ▁is ▁helpful ▁and ▁loyal ▁non eth eless ▁ ▁Uncle ▁Pa ▁Ke ating : ▁A unt ▁A gg ie ' s ▁husband , ▁who ▁is ▁especially ▁fond ▁of ▁Eug ene ▁ ▁Uncle ▁Pat ▁She e han : ▁Ang ela ' s ▁brother , ▁who ▁was ▁dropped ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁young ▁ ▁Grand ma : ▁Ang ela '