In The Glass Castle, Rex Walls shows many instances of being untrustworthy with money. His squandering of funds and other reckless behaviors are a result of his alcohol dependency. Sheff's quote relates to the behavior of Rex Walls because it demonstrates how alcoholism can destroy a man’s morals to the point where he lies, makes poor financial choices and even steals. First, Rex has proven he is generally untrustworthy in many circumstances. One can even say that he is a chronic liar. Examples of his deceptive nature are present when he is telling his kids about his life’s accomplishments. He fabricates stories about the type of lifestyle he lived in order to hide the fact that he is a deadbeat father. One story in particular was a lie
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Examples of these occasions are when Lori went off to art camp and RoseMary went to renew her teaching certificate. Jeannette was left as the head of the household for two months with only two hundred dollars. Knowing that Jeannette had an extremely tight budget, Rex still asked her for money which he then used on beer, cigarettes, and gambling. This money was supposed to be used on food for Jeannette, Brian, and Maureen. He essentially took food out of his children’s mouths. In addition, Rex also used Jeannette’s faith in him to his advantage as he knew she would not be able to say no to him. Although this display of poor choices are a representation of his inherently atrocious character, they can also be accredited to the damaging effects of alcohol abuse on his sense of reasoning. Correspondingly, as Michael Botticelli explained in the 60 Minutes segment “A New Direction on Drugs”, alcohol affects the frontal lobe, a part of one’s brain that is responsible for judgement. Rex’s constant inebriation is possibly to blame for his logistic reasoning or lack …show more content…
His petty theft hindered his own daughter’s attempts at bettering her life. Not to mention, it destroyed what little trust she had left in her father. Rex stole the money that Brian, Lori, and Jeannette had been saving up for almost a year in order for Lori to be able to leave Welch and start a new life in New York. The fact that Jeannette knew immediately that her father was the one who stole their hard-earned cash reveals just how much her faith in him had dwindled from years of deceit. Moreover, Rex feigns innocence when his daughters confront him about his embezzlement. As Rex quipped, “Someone sure as hell gutted ol’ Oz, didn’t they?” This insinuated that he had no idea about the money missing from the piggy bank, though that was clearly not the case. He then tries to make himself look heroic by telling Lori that if she was hell-bent on living in that cesspool (New York), then he’d finance her trip himself. Not only is this intentionally falsely optimistic, it is slightly delusional and a perfect example of how Rex justifies his actions and fails to take accountability even when he is undeniably at fault. Overall, Rex Walls does not fail to prove how irresponsible and deceitful he is as a result of his alcohol addiction. He has been all but stripped of his moral compass, and operates solely on selfish
Examples of these occasions are when Lori went off to art camp and RoseMary went to renew her teaching certificate. Jeannette was left as the head of the household for two months with only two hundred dollars. Knowing that Jeannette had an extremely tight budget, Rex still asked her for money which he then used on beer, cigarettes, and gambling. This money was supposed to be used on food for Jeannette, Brian, and Maureen. He essentially took food out of his children’s mouths. In addition, Rex also used Jeannette’s faith in him to his advantage as he knew she would not be able to say no to him. Although this display of poor choices are a representation of his inherently atrocious character, they can also be accredited to the damaging effects of alcohol abuse on his sense of reasoning. Correspondingly, as Michael Botticelli explained in the 60 Minutes segment “A New Direction on Drugs”, alcohol affects the frontal lobe, a part of one’s brain that is responsible for judgement. Rex’s constant inebriation is possibly to blame for his logistic reasoning or lack …show more content…
His petty theft hindered his own daughter’s attempts at bettering her life. Not to mention, it destroyed what little trust she had left in her father. Rex stole the money that Brian, Lori, and Jeannette had been saving up for almost a year in order for Lori to be able to leave Welch and start a new life in New York. The fact that Jeannette knew immediately that her father was the one who stole their hard-earned cash reveals just how much her faith in him had dwindled from years of deceit. Moreover, Rex feigns innocence when his daughters confront him about his embezzlement. As Rex quipped, “Someone sure as hell gutted ol’ Oz, didn’t they?” This insinuated that he had no idea about the money missing from the piggy bank, though that was clearly not the case. He then tries to make himself look heroic by telling Lori that if she was hell-bent on living in that cesspool (New York), then he’d finance her trip himself. Not only is this intentionally falsely optimistic, it is slightly delusional and a perfect example of how Rex justifies his actions and fails to take accountability even when he is undeniably at fault. Overall, Rex Walls does not fail to prove how irresponsible and deceitful he is as a result of his alcohol addiction. He has been all but stripped of his moral compass, and operates solely on selfish