Typhoid Fever from Angela’s Ashes

In this memoir Frank McCourt recounts a childhood friendship with a sad ending. Think about one of your own childhood friendships. How did you become friends with this person? What were your shared interests? Did your friendship end? If so, under what circumstances did the friendship dissolve? Write a few paragraphs about a particularly memorable event in your friendship. Make sure that your choice of words, like McCourt’s, helps your readers understand your friend’s personality.