The Glass Castle

Why the hell are you calling this late at night?” he said, “Dad can you please come get me? I’m scared.”, “Jesus Victoria. I’ll come get you in the morning.”, “No now, or I’m calling my mom.” Then it was silent – my dad hung up. In the book, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls perseveres through the trails and tribulations she encounters while growing up; Likewise, throughout my childhood I can relate to Jeannette’s strong will to not be defined by her parents.…

Jeanette's memoir : The Glass Castle is a unique memoir because although it is her story , she makes us part of her story. The Glass Castle talks about the childhood of Jeannette Walls . She goes through multiple rough experiences along with her dad--being an alcoholic-- and her mom -- stubborn and uncaring towards her children-- . Throughout memories she sets clear tones which change back and forth from optimistic to pessimistic. The tone changes because of how the memories are arranged,…

Performed in 1956, Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s tragicomedy, The Visit, fixates on a poverty-stricken town, Güllen, in need of financial salvation. When that comes in the form of Claire Zacchanassian, a previous resident of the town, the town is saved. However, Claire comes to Güllen demanding justice and her money allows herself to command the town to her will. Claire associates her end goal with justice as well as vengeance. In the case of The Visit, Claire Zacchanassian's notions of vengeance and…

One of the major themes in The Glass Castle is that of forgiveness. No matter what trial Jeannette was put through by her parents she found a way to forgive them for the choices they made and impact it had. She understand her parents and was able to find a way of turning their actions into deeds of love . Jeanette forgives her mother after being severely burnt while cooking a hot dog for herself. Her mother's praise "Good for you, you have got to get back in the saddle." (15) was…

Parenting has always been an issue since the brick of dawn and recently been recognized as a problem for our society: remarkably people have finally decided to try to do something about it. In the Glass Castle, Rex and Rose Mary Walls went through many struggles raising their children but ultimately the struggles made the children stronger individuals; despite the alcoholism, sickness, and domestic abuse. Jeanette and her siblings have been through many hardships as they grew up, living with…

of precious memory that I will never forget about my childhood because it’s sweet and joyous. However, there were some children who had very tough childhood. They experienced many obstacles and had to overcome difficulties by themselves. In The glass castle, Jeannette Walls describes her bittersweet childhood and unique experiences when she lived with her brother Brian, sister Lori, and parents, and how she struggled in order to change her life. Even though Lori,…

The scene at the bar in the latter pages of Jeannette Walls’ gripping memoir the Glass Castle serves as a pivotal moment in the development of Walls’ understanding of her father and his nature. By this point in the novel, Walls is in high school growing nearer and nearer to adulthood by the day, and is forced to accompany her father on a routine visit to the bar under the guise of a “business trip”. Once at the bar, Jeannette’s father reveals his true intensions as he allows a man by the name of…

After reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, I realized how our lives are both similar and completely different. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that someone who is fairly famous and someone who has no significance in this world can be alike in many ways. Having read this book a few years back, it was actually helpful to me. It may have been helpful in the most indirect way possible, but helpful nonetheless. The Glass Castle had a small part in helping me through my…

Do you ever think about a deeper meaning or purpose for a book, or what kind of mood the author was in at that moment? In the memoir “The Glass Castle,” by Jeannette Walls, the authors purpose and tone are very clear throughout the whole novel. The authors tone ranges from happy, to sad, to angry, and Walls also makes it very evident that the intended purpose of the novel is to share her story and help the reader to want to overcome similar hardships that they may be going through. Throughout…

Every individual goes through their own trials that cause them to react in certain ways. These trials many times go on to define and characterize that individual and allow them to grow into the person they are. In Jeannette Walls 's memoir, The Glass Castle, every person in the Walls family has different traits that distinguish them and allow them to all be different individuals. Rex Walls, the father, is an individual who is easy to pin as 'the bad guy, ' constantly acting in ways that could…