A biography is a story written about somebody’s life. Biographies can be memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies written by someone else. Biographies are written for countless reasons and can be thematic, religious, narrative, historical, and intellectual. The Glass Castle is an example of a memoir. Jeannette Walls, the author of the book, writes about some of her early memories with her family. By the end, she states that her mother tells her the reason she never talks about her upbringing is because she is ashamed. The Glass Castle was a memoir written for the reason of sharing her story publicly after realizing she had been hiding the truth. Memoirs can be written for numerous reasons. Authors of memoirs can write them because they feel