Jeannette Walls's Lifestyle Choices

Jeannette Walls Lifestyle Choices Jeannette Walls chose to live a very different lifestyle then she did when she was growing up. Her childhood reflects her personality, relationships, and her motivation as she became an adult. Jeannette is a well known author for The Glass Castle, she now lives on a ranch with her second husband John. Growing up Jeannette had an interesting life compared to you and I. Her parents Rose Mary and Rex Walls did not believe in traditional parenting or way of living. This played a huge roll in how she is living her adult life. The way parents raise their children usually shape who they become as adults. This directly relates to Jeannette Walls. She came into the world in Phoenix, Arizona and her life was immediately …show more content…
When Jeannette became an adult she strayed away from her parents. In New York she is hard on herself as she pushes her self to get a better job, to do better in college, and to have a better life. As an adult, Jeanette still strives to see the best in everyone like when she arrives in New York she decides that New Yorkers only pretend to be unfriendly. Jeannette marries a man named Eric and they live in Park Avenue which is a richer part of New York. Jeannette decides that she does not like the glamorous life and prefers the country. She marries again to a journalist names John. Now, Jeannette lives in the West Virginia with her husband and mother. In an interview with WVliving Jeannette talks about how her mother is now living with her. When Jeannette first moved to New York, she wanted nothing to do with her parents and was embarrassed when they came to New York and were homeless. This is a woman who can’t take care of herself—how could I expect her to take care of me? Both she and my dad might not have given me everything I wanted, but they gave me the tools to get them myself and that makes me a very lucky person. Jeannette has changed again and will be constantly changing as she views situations