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9, The Glass Castle) is Jeannette’s child-like phrase she uses to describe how they were running from “FBI agents who were after [Rex]” (pg. 9, The Glass Castle), but the audience learns that the father did not pay taxes, and used that as an excuse to constantly move and not be tied down. The lack of stability in Jeannette’s life leads…

The Grapes of Wrath and The Glass Castle each hold a different story of how a family perserveres through tough times. The Grapes of Wrath, set during the Great Depression, tells the struggles of the Joad family, a group of poor farmers who are forced to venture out of Oaklahoma in hopes of finding a better life in California. The Glass Castle, written by Jeannette Walls, depicts the memories of the author's tough childhood growing up with her neglectful, yet loving parents. Both families have…

In the novel about a family who thrived off of the struggle of being poor, and jumping from home to home. [“The Glass Castle” shows the reader the perspective of a girl whose family, primarily focuses on family, no matter how much money they have.] It basically shows the importance of family as the author, her brother, and her sisters grew up. At the beginning of the novel, Jeanette talked about how her father would tell stories about himself, but he’d never talk about the later to be found…

The memoir The Glass Castle, written by author Jeannette Walls was published in March of 2005. In August of 2017 Jeannettes memoir was adapted into a movie by screenplay writers Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Lanham. Some of the actors that starred in the movie were Brie Larson (Jeannette Walls), Naomi Watts (Rose Mary Walls), and Woody Harrelson (Rex Walls). The movie adaption did exceptionally well gaining a gross revenue of 21.70 million USD, but i would not recommend the movie to those who…

Gwilian’s eyes shot open. “Today is the big day,” she mumbled nervously to herself. It was the day of her first performance, in front of the whole town! She knew that she was ready for it, but she couldn’t seem to calm her nerves. She sat up and her eyes locked onto her most prized possession; her harp. Gwilian’s harp was the most beautiful musical instrument in her town. It had been a gift from her mother, passed on to her from her dying instructor; a gift reserved only for her best pupil.…

Jorge Rovira Mrs. Chaffin 9th Honors Literature January 25, 2017 Journal #3: The Glass Castle, pp. 91-154 The Walls siblings showed loyalty to each other many times. For example, when Billy kept pestering Jeannette about being her girlfriend, Billy gets turned down. He got mad and began shooting at her with his bibi gun so the three children protected themselves with their father’s gun. When Jeannette tells Erma off, Lori gives Jeannette a hug. Kids always started fights with Lori, Brian,…

Poverty in The Glass Castle Poverty is the state of being extremely poor. It makes you do wild things when you don’t have money, food, water, and possibly not even having shelter. People go through rough stages when poor. The Glass Castle by “Jeannette Walls” is a good example. A impact that it has on a family and children is surviving. Trying to get through it, some families will eat out of trash cans to survive. That is what Jeannette's family did. There's a bunch of effects that poverty…

These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.” W. Clement Stone believed that honesty was the best policy if you wanted to live a good life. You can’t be afraid of the truth or what it might cause. In Jeannette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, Walls tells the truth in a straightforward tone which allows her to directly and quickly address her family’s hardships, and surprises the reader with how conscious Jeannette was of her family’s situation. Jeannette tries to motivate her…

In the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the Walls children had many obstacles in their young years of life but through it all they changed and adjusted to a life style that fit them well. “I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.” (Pg.32) All of the children grew up and went their own way in life, through everything that they went through together they all seemed to have a different outlook on life and how they…

In the book the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the author shows that people can be greatly damaged at a young age, and they will be too young and innocent to completely know what they had just experienced and they won't exactly know how to treat it or how to react. “I didn't really kiss him, or at least it didn't count. My eyes have been open the entire time.” (Wall 86) I thought this was important because it shows a certain type of innocence in Jeanette, and how young she was when this boy…