Jeannette Walls's Life In The Glass Castle

In Jeannette Walls’ life, moving from place to place was no big deal. At least not until her family packed up and moved across the country to a little town called Welch. Jeannette often had to adjust to a new town and a new home, but not an entirely new environment. In her memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette recalls doing the “skedaddle” several times. The most adventurous “skedaddle” was moving from the deserts of Arizona to the Appalachian hollows of West Virginia. This adjustment to a new environment causes Jeannette to take her life into her own hands, and when she does the door to prosperity and happiness finally opens.
Jeannette and her siblings spent their childhood in the shadow of their father’s drinking problems and their mother’s overwhelming dreams. They all took care of each other because their parents couldn’t even care for themselves. At the age of three Jeannette took care of herself by preparing her own meals. Her …show more content…
Life in Welch allowed Jeannette to take control of her life and help provide for her younger siblings. While Welch brought lots of hardship into Jeannette’s family it also brought being hungry to an end for Jeannette and her siblings. She learned that she couldn’t rely on her parents for food, clothing or even a proper home. Jeannette took this knowledge with a grain of salt and moved forward with her life without her parents.
Jeannette’s adjustment to Welch was life-changing and allowed her to see her potential. Moving to Welch made Jeannette realize that the life her parents wanted to live was not the life she wanted. It inspired her to move to New York and create the life she wanted, and ultimately, create the life that would lead her to write The Glass Castle. Without having to grow up too early and adjust to Welch, Jeannette would have a completely different life. Welch was an opportunity for Jeannette to realize that life was what you made of