Jeannette Walls

responsibility are the necessary qualities found in a good parent, which are shown throughout Walls’ memoir, Roethke’s poem, and Gibbs’ article. Every good parent should support their child’s goals. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette’s dad is only thinking about himself when he told her she could stay in Welch high for her final year, go to college at Bluefield State, and work at the Welch Daily News (Walls 238). He does not realize how much getting away from the Welch…

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…

Naseba Sumrein English 126 Emily Hicks May 11 2017 A Letter To Jeanette Walls Dear Jeannette Walls; As I was reading your memoir “The Glass Castle”, I was constantly astonished by the number of hardship you were forced to endure due to the lack of proper parental care. While there were times where I was able to see your parents good intentions, I was spending most of my time disgusted that they put their needs and wants before doing…

Light At the End of the Tunnel Although Jeannette Walls and I share a common thread of being hospitalized at a young age, it is my belief after reading The Glass Castle that Jeannette had it far worse than I ever did. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette shares how she spent over a month in a hospital due to burns after she tried to make herself hot dogs. The time that Jeannette spent in the hospital was like a vacation from her crazy life and parents. She relished the time in the hospital because it…

how Jeanette lived. She was put through so much and was raised by parents who were unstable, she struggled every day of her life but somehow she found a way to see the positives in her life. Never once did she lose hope, nor did she give up. Jeannette Walls most definitely had many more hardship than I could ever imagine, but I did relate how she identified with her image. She didn 't think she was beautiful, when she looked in the mirror she saw…

memoir written by Jeannette Walls in 2005. The book recounts Jeannettes childhood experiences that lead up to her success in becoming a famous author. The book begins in Jeannettes adulthood after she has dealt with the affects of her destructive upbringing. It is a cold night in March in New York City and Jeannette is sitting in a taxi that is driving her to an upscale party. While she is stuck in traffic she spots her homeless mother searching through the trash in a dumpster. Jeannette then…

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. Because of the circumstances that Jeannette dealt with, she became independent, resembling a lone wolf, very quickly. As a toddler, Jeannette had already grown to be…

After reading Jeannette Walls’s book The Glass Castle, I learned that there are many themes within the novel that could apply to other people’s lives. Some of the things that happened in Jeannette’s life was that she and her family kept moving around because her dad couldn’t keep a steady job, her father being an alcoholic, and many other things. I also learned that a few of those themes apply to my life or my past life. I can relate to Jeannette’s story because my dad is an alcoholic and I had…

Analena Jurić Grant Currier English Composition 1 23 October 2017 The Glass Castle The Glass Castle, a memoir written by Jeannette Walls is a story about the chaotic life of the author Jeannette and the life she endured growing up with her bizarre parents and three siblings. Jeannette’s life was anything but ordinary, she lived a tough life compared to most people. Jeannette had to grow up faster than most children and was constantly moving. The reason behind Jeannette’s constant struggle in…

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 when Jeannette was only…