Jeannette Walls

Americans are addicted to drugs and alcohol, are you one of them? Roughly only 11 percent of the people will receive treatment for their addiction. That’s nearly nothing. Jeannette Walls wrote the book “The Glass Castle” to show readers how her life was really like when she was growing up. Having a father that is an alcoholic, Walls really understands what a lot of families are going through, she constantly moved houses due to her dad not being able to hold down a job long enough for them to…

purpose is, not everyone has to grow up in the best environment to grow up and be successful. Jeannette Walls simply shared her story of not growing up in a good stable family was hard and scary at times, but was able to grow up and against all odds, became a NY writer. The hardest way a child can grow up is always moving and not being able to have a solid education, and that is the life Jeannette Walls lived. She was always moving from place to place because of her parents, they didn’t have a…

To belittle or gain power over someone’s struggles? Merely to make yourself feel better or look as though you're perfect? Jeannette Walls takes us on a journey through her memoir The Glass Castle and explains her struggles throughout life. Jeanette grew up with a set of neglecting parents who never tried to provide for her siblings or herself like they should’ve. Jeannette begins to see just how bad her living situation is and so do those around her. Bullying and struggles with her self image…

In the Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, It shows the difficulty and challenges one can experience of moving around a lot. Moving for Jeannette was not just hard physically but also really hard mentally. While there is maybe only a few couple things that is a little bit familiar between Jeannette and I there is this one thing that really makes her character connected to me, and that one thing is having to move around all the time. In the Glass Castle we read and see Jeannette and her family move…

In Jeannette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, the Walls kids have unfit parents who couldn't take care of them or themselves. Rex and Rosemary are very unique characters because they show that they care for their kids, but they're not putting an effort into raising their children as parents should. The dad in the situation is an alcoholic who sometimes get violent with their mom and he doesn't know how to keep a job. The mom on the other hand is more of an adventurous person, who just wants to…

The value of fiction Many people experience many things throughout life and it sometimes comes from your parents living structure. The glass castle by Jeannette Wall is a memoir based off the events that took place in her life. She soon talks about what horrible things she encountered growing up when she was younger. Jeannette talks about how her parents were and the person she is today reflects on why she wanted to change her living structure.Despite the school boards recent sentiments…

In literature characters often demonstrate a lack of responsibility. Multiple instances take place in The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. In this book Jeannette’s father, Rex Walls, demonstrates a lack of responsibility. This is especially proven with Rex’s alcoholism. One example of this is when he got into a drunken argument with his wife, Jeannette’s mom. After an absurd amount of cussing in front of the children, her mother reached her foot over from the passenger seat and slammed the break…

children live in low-income families.” Poverty experienced during childhood has a negative impact on the child’s emotional and physical health as well as the family’s. For the Walls’ Children in The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, they…

Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls is money cannot buy you happiness. The Walls family lives their life simply and poorly, despite their financial difficulties. One may believe that money can really make the Walls family happy by relieving them from these difficulties; however, money often causes more difficulties. The quote, “Someone had slashed him apart with a knife and stole all of our money. I knew it was dad, but at the same time, I couldn’t believe he’d stoop that low,” (Walls 228)…

had to take care of herself. While most three year olds are playing with dolls, at age three Jeanette was cooking hot dogs by herself on the stove. The Glass Castle shares Jeanette’s stories of her adventure-filled childhood. In the memoir, Jeannette Walls perseveres through tough times, forgives others and becomes self-reliant, which shows that overcoming barriers leads to finding happiness. When you keep moving forward and let the past go, you physically and mentally become stronger. Her…