The Glass Wall

In The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls talked about her struggles in life, and I would like to explain some of the things I have endured in my life. I haven’t had the hardest life, but it hasn’t been the easiest either. I will be enlightening the readers about how I got through alcoholism in my life, and learning how to be an adult at a really young age. I will also be explaining what effect each person in my family has had on my life. My life relates to The Glass Castle because of what I have…

Jeanette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, uncovers Walls’ difficult childhood that she recovered from, where she faced many inconveniences, seemingly from her parents lifestyles. Jeanette Walls’ parents might not have really watched, disciplined, or fully cared for her and her siblings, but they did give them love and were able to teach them resilience and independence through the way they lived their lives. The many struggles that Jeanette Walls faced in her childhood helped shape who she is…

The book The Glass Castle is about a girl named Jeannette walls she writes about how she grew up and what her family was like. In the beginning she starts off with where she is now how she sees her mother digging in a trash can. Body The purpose of the author writing this book was to inform people about her life and how some people can grow up with nothing and still succeed in life. I believe she achieved this when she talks about the way her family moved from place to place every 6 months or…

A parents first priority should always be their children. In the memoir The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls wrote about her daily struggles growing up with her parents. Rex and Rose Mary were unfit parents because they were inadequate role models, made selfish acts and failed to be concerned about their children’s safety. Rex and Rose Mary Walls were unfit parents because they were inadequate role models. Jeannette’s parents were giving the wrong examples like using inappropriate language and…

passage from this memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls explains how Welch was a place full of people who liked to fight due to the harsh nature of the town. Walls illustrates this explanation by describing the reasoning behind people’s rough attitudes in Welch, and why these attitudes evolve into fighting. Walls purpose is to show how Welch was a place of negativity and obscurity in order to justify how she and her family had to survive and live in a town like Welch. Walls claims that she…

Negligence from parental characters can subsequently affect a child while also having an instantaneous effect. Rex and Rose Mary Walls in The Glass Castle by Jeannette walls pay little attention to their children and the effects their actions inflict on them. As the parents act childish and dismiss their responsibilities Jeanette is made to assume a parental role. She has faced with the families financial issues as well as her sibling's personal lives. She adapts to her role in the family…

“The Glass Castle” Essay Sophia Pittman Forgiveness is the main idea of “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls. Throughout her novel, Walls proves that even though her childhood was full of neglect, she still loves her parents unconditionally. Unconditional love is another theme that ties in with forgiveness throughout the story. Even though she desperately wants to get away from her parents and leave behind her catastrophic life, Walls still loves and forgives her parents. I can relate to her…

In the 2005, memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette walls reveals the unfortunate tales of her early childhood life. Walls experienced a different type of childhood. Unlike some kids who grow up eating lunchables and animal crackers, Walls was contemplating what her next meal would be with her other siblings. The Walls family includes her Father, Rex, her mother, Rose Mary, her older sister, Lori, her younger brother, Brian, and her youngest sister, Maureen. Some would argue that this family was…

The book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a memoir focusing on her childhood and how grew up with dysfunctional parents. Her mother, Rose Mary, was almost always focused solely on her art career- art was such a huge part of her mother’s life that, at times, the maternal duties were of no concern. Rose Mary justified her withdrawal from her children’s life by saying that she had trust in them- trust that they could grow up without any outside help. Jeannette’s father, Rex Walls, was an…

Glass Castle Movie Review The memoir The Glass Castle was written by Jeannette Walls to illustrated the dysfunctional household her siblings and her were apart of growing up. In 2017 the movie adaptation, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, reached movie theaters all over the country and was an instant hit. Many people who also dealt with major struggles growing up related to The Glass Castle on an emotional level. Jeannette was played by actress Brie Larson who did an excellent job of…