Cawdor Castle

“Things always have a way of figuring themselves out.” That’s what my dad always would tell me when I was younger which, in a way, relates my life to Jeannette Walls’ in The Glass Castle. He told me that whether or not things had problems over time or in a matter of seconds, they would always figure themselves out. I carry those words with me as a reminder that things for me were really hard at one point, but in the end they figured themselves out. My parents divorced when I was twelve years old…

“Although wolves normally live, travel, and hunt in packs, occasionally a young wolf will choose to leave the pack and set out on its own.” In the novel, The Glass Castle, the protagonist and author, Jeannette Walls showed many characteristics of a wolf; she was strong, independent, and tough. Despite the challenges she faced, Jeannette fought through whatever life threw her way. Jeannette learned that with perseverance and self sufficiency, she could achieve whatever she set her mind to.…

One can only imagine the awe that Harold Thomas Webber, a 25-year-old amateur photographer and railroad enthusiast from the Bronx, felt as he accepted unlimited access to the 1939 World’s Fair due to his volunteer work at the Fair 's railroad pavilion. Henry was only one of the 45 million people who would attend the New York World Fair, making it a massively attended event. From 1939 to 1940 the New York World’s Fair took place on top of a garbage dome in New York spread throughout 1,216…

the English - Stirling Castle. Robert, meanwhile, struck out into England, raiding parts of Yorkshire. King Edward II decided to send a very large army - likely numbering nearly twenty thousand men, with a large contingent of cavalry - to break the siege and push Bruce back (Phillips, 221). Bruce’s army, meanwhile, likely was no more than a third the size of Edward’s, and he withdrew to near the siege as well. Bruce maintained a small amount of soldiers to siege the castle, then brought the…

The memoir, The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls brings the reader back in time to when she was very young and recalls her life experiences that deal with poverty, dysfunctional parents, and the choice between family first or herself. The Glass Castle reveals that Wall lived a large portion of her life on the run due to her adventurous, yet troublesome parents. Overtime, Walls discovers that life has more to offer if she gives herself a chance to experience the real world. Because of her…

The Glass Castle tells the story of author, Jeannette Wall’s, life as she grows up with quite peculiar parents. Jeannette is a middle child with an intelligent older sister named Lori, a tough younger brother named Brian, and later on, an even younger sister named Maureen. The book opens in present time showing Jeannette as an adult on her way to an event. She then saw her homeless mother digging in the trash. Feeling shameful, Jeannette headed back home. The story then switches off to the past…

looks as though it had just rained, but in reality everything is hosed down each night so the park looks fresh and clean. I was listening to the music that is piped through the audio system and watching the first guests arrive underneath Cinderella Castle. There they stopped because of a rope. My job this day (before working the rides) was to choose a little boy and a little girl to “open” the Magic Kingdom! I surveyed the crowd as I approached the eager guests. I spotted a little boy and his…

uphold tragic events, information, the grueling aspects of life, and still be able to live life with a smile on their face, day in and day out. In the work of Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle, it deals with multiple social, mental, and physical issues that occur today in our society and everyday lives. The Glass Castle is the story of Jeannette Walls it is a memoir of her life and all of the hardships she has dealt with in her life. This book deals with a wide variety of problems that we can…

Could you survive living in constant poverty? This was the reality for author Jeannette Walls. In her book, The Glass Castle: A Memoir, Walls describes growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic father and a childish mother. After Walls published her book, Alex Witchel of The New York Times Magazine interviewed her. Within the article, “How Jeannette Walls Spins Good Stories Out of Bad Memories,” Witchel recounts her visit to the farm where Walls lives with her husband and mother.…

Few things inspire readers more than true stories of human triumph. The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, is the story of how a girl in an unthinkable situation overcomes the challenges life presents her. Jeannette Walls and her three siblings suffer severe trauma and hardship at the hands of their irresponsible and self-centered parents. From going days on end without food to almost being raped with the approval of her father, Jeannette endures and emerges as an accomplished author who…