The Glass Wall

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…

In the memoir “The Glass Castle” there are 6 main characters. I will first start out with my thoughts on Jeannette. The narrator of the memoir. I think that Jeannette has a very forgiving personality, that likes to see the good in people, and feels sympathy for them. Because she was able to feel sympathetic for her parents, and see the good in them. She had the ability to get through her child hood with no significant negative effects on her well being. Many people would never be able to live…

style in which an author writes his or her works. Author’s voice has been prevalent throughout literature. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls develops her own voice trough her writing. Within several significant events, she uses diction, syntax, figurative language, point of view, and many other styles of writing to portray what happened to the reader. At the beginning of the story, Walls starts off the memoir with an extremely significant event. As she is riding in a taxi to a party, she…

Throughout The Glass Castle Jeanette’s parents, Rex Walls and Rose Mary Walls, gets into a lot of fights with each other from how they never have money, how Rex is an alcoholic, or how they are always moving to living in different places. In chapter 17, Rex and Rose get into the worst fight that they have had. At this part of the story Rex just lost his job again meaning that they have no money for anything especially food. Rex also likes to gamble but is good at it so he was able to win some…

Introduction The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a very well written summary of her life. Walls’s unique writing techniques draw in the audience and keep them on their toes. One of the elements of the book I really enjoyed was the element of surprise. Just when I thought their lives were turning around, something tragic would happen. The story is a very real look into the lives of just one family living an impoverished lifestyle. Jeannette gives her readers not only a taste of what it is like…

have been. While I really do despise the fact that Jeannette idolizes her father, someone who only seems to be great at math, engineering, and drinking, I don’t blame her for doing so. The girl is too young to see past the amazing stories about a “Glass Castle” that her dad will build. I on the other hand already know it’s an empty promise, this is an alcoholic who can’t keep any job he talks his way into for long; he doesn’t actually have the grit to make anything. I mean…

Everytime I read a book, I find myself either loving the book or not being interested at all. The Glass Castle, Jeannette Wall’s memoir recounting her childhood, keeps readers captivated, and contains many raw emotions. When I was reading the novel, I had to remind myself that this really happened to someone. It amazed me that someone could come out of a situation as difficult as hers and still be successful. Going through a difficult time, your true personality can come out. Jeanette’s…

Jeanette Wall’s memoir The Glass Castle, the author utilizes diverse and creative language, diction, and style to convey themes about nonconformity and self-sufficiency, while teaching strong lessons on individuality, endurance, and strength. Although both of Jeanette’s parents, Rose Mary and Rex, are irresponsible, selfish, and reckless, they did instill valuable life lessons and reflect meaningful sentiments onto their children, Lori, Jeanette, Brian, and Maureen. Rex Walls creates false…

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…

The Effect of Bad Parenting Being a good parent is to not be selfish, take care, and look after the kids. In the case of Rose Mary the mother of Jeanette Walls, she was the complete opposite. In the story The Glass Castle written by Jeanette Walls, Rose Mary was a horrible parent for her children. Even though she was around the house, she never took the time to assist them. When Jeanette was only three years old, she had to find a way to eat instead of being fed by Rose Mary. She did not care…