Land of Opportunity England as The Occident
England. Youd never find the likes of that in Ireland. If you didnt eat your egg here youd be carted off to the lunatic asylum or
reported to the bishop. I cant wait to go home and tell Malachy about this man who wont eat his egg. Malachy will fall down on the
floor laughing because such a thing could never happen. Hell say Im making it up but when I tell him this story is about an
Englishman hell understand.
”McCourt, 1996: 201 One of book he read told about an English man who are very rich
namely Mr. Ernest Bliss. The story told that he is sick and must go to doctor because of having too much money. When he is nursed in hospital,
he also refuse to eat his eggs that is dished by manservant. Frank’s friend,
Seamus, whom Frank tell the story to did not believe to the story Because he never found that such man in Ireland where people refuse to eat eggs.
The story is also seemly a fiction story. But, Frank accepts the story when he knows that Mr. Ernest is an English man. He believes that England is a
country where the people are not desperate for having the great food like eggs. It is not like in Ireland where eggs is very valuable. It seemly there is
even a law in Ireland that will punish them who does not eat their eggs. From the explanation above, it can seen that England is strong in
their economic field. The strength of England can represent the strenght of Occident country where according to Frank, people that lives in there will
never worry about the lack off food.