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Before reading it, I thought the title implied there would be some issue about what to do with Angela's ashes. But it has nothing to do with that, so why is it titled "Angela's Ashes"?

Jennifer Have you read the whole book? Angela often stares into, and stirs, the gray ashes of the fireplace. It seems that the title has a metaphoric meaning..…moreHave you read the whole book? Angela often stares into, and stirs, the gray ashes of the fireplace. It seems that the title has a metaphoric meaning...the ashes of a former life, or a life that has burned out, much like those mentioned in the Shinedown song 45: "I'm swimming through the ashes of another life"(less)

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