#8217; are the Leibowitz’s speaking another language. Frank does not understand that there are different languages that people speak other than just English, but the mature reader is informed.Proceeding into the section of the book where McCourt is eleven years old, the dialogue becomes less simple and moderately complex. There is structure to his sentences with use of grammatical tools, like commas, that raise the level of complexity to the writing. For instance on page 178, the sentence “he drinks his tea in the morning, signs for the dole at the Labour Exchange, reads the papers at the Carnegie Library, goes for long walks far into the country…” shows an elevated level of writing. Not demonstrated at the age of four, Frank starts to give more detail and description to words during this age. “He coughs and bring up ropes of green and yellow stuff”(204).Attributes like education and personal experiences contribute by making Frank’s thoughts become more involved. At this age, his thoughts are insightful but they show how gullible he can be but he is slowly maturing. For example, when Angela has new child, Frank’s brother Malachy inquires why their Mam’s bed is in the kitchen. McCourt writes, “I’m older so I tell Malachy the bed is in the kitchen so the angel can fly down and leave the baby on the seventh step but Malachy doesn’t understand…he’s only eight”(223). The fact he still thinks an angel brings newborn babies shows his level of maturity and gullibility.He begins to exercise his mind with questions and it shows at the age of eleven that Frank is quite insightful. On page 200 he postulates about his Faith and patriotism: “I’d love to be big and important…but I don’t think I’ll live that long the way I’m expected to die for this or that. I want to ask why there are so many…people who haven’t died...
