Diana Benavidez Mrs. Donato-Jennings English 10 November 1, 2015 The Glass Castle In Jeannette Walls’s novel The Glass Castle, it shows the reader that even when you're growing up with hardships it doesn’t mean that one can’t grow up to be successful. She shows her readers this by writing a memoir which is The Glass Castle. She retells the stories of her life growing up with her three siblings and parents. After reading the story one would think that the Wall’s children wouldn’t have
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Jeannette decided to name her book The Glass Castle because of her unconventional childhood growing up. The title “Glass Castle” metaphorically symbolises her life of poverty and dysfunction growing up with her parents and their constantly changing lifestyle. This title reflects the fragile relationships she had with her family members which, if not handled properly; could have demolished her family much like a rock being thrown through a glass house at any given moment. The most memorable moment
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In The Glass Castle, the Jeannette Walls and her family went through many ups and downs. They were forced to go places and endure things that are extremely difficult. The children of the Walls family learned how to take care of themselves and to never give up. They persevered through good and bad to have the lives they always wanted. The Walls family had many accomplishments and successes despite their obstacles and conflicts. The Walls family had many accomplishments and victories. At one point
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best friend policy” in schools and an “everyone's a winner” mentality. Unlike adults today, Rex and Rose Walls followed Disney’s policy with their children--Lori, Jeannette, Brian, and Maureen--but in the worst way possible. Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle, is a memoir that describes the abuse that Walls and her siblings endured. The parents let their children experience life, but by putting them in harm’s way; such as, Jeannette Walls burning herself at three-years-old, Rex Walls taking Jeannette
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The Journey of Jeannette Walls When I was introduced to the novel "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls, it was intense but yet you could relate to it. Jeannette Walls had the braveness to write her personal life into novel form. Jeannette describes the times when she went through difficult struggles, the embarrassing and amazing moments. I will be telling you the main moments in the novel that Jeannette had gone through. “I was embarrassed by them, too, and ashamed of myself for wearing pearls
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After reading the first fifty pages of The Glass Castle, there have been many times where I felt skeptical about Jeannette’s parents and the way they raise their children. With issues like injury, moving, and family conflicts, her parents have reacted in ways that many of us may find different compared to our lifestyles today. Although I did disagree with their lifestyle, I was also able to connect to a few of the situations that Jeannette dealt with. In our initial reading, Jeanette mentioned how
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Diana Benavidez Mrs. Donato-Jennings English 10 November 1, 2015 The Glass Castle In Jeannette Walls’s novel The Glass Castle, it shows the reader that even when you're growing up with hardships it doesn’t mean that one can’t grow up to be successful. She shows her readers this by writing a memoir which is The Glass Castle. She retells the stories of her life growing up with her three siblings and parents. After reading the story one would think that the Wall’s children wouldn’t have
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Rose Mary and Rex Wall’s free-spirited way of life regularly caused tension in their everyday lives, and more importantly in their relationships with their children. While reading The Glass Castle it’s clear that the pairs parenting leaves a lot to be desired. They both seem to refuse to see how their addiction to an adventurous lifestyle may impede their children. Despite their faults, the two do manage to impart some meaningful lessons to their children along the way. But the lessons they teach
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Book Report on Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 1 Book Report on Jeannette Wall’s Glass Castle Book Report on Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 2 Jeannette Walls's story is one that gives the reader an idea of what it is like to grow up in a very complex and often self-destructive family system. Jeannette Walls's memoir Glass Castle begins with her riding in a taxi through contemporary New York City on her way to a party. As she looks out the taxi window, Jeannette sees her mother digging through
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The book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls tells the story of Jeannette and her family. Jeannette certainly did not have the easiest life growing up, but she may have had one of the most interesting. I enjoyed the book because the experiences that Jeanette and her family went through make for a very exciting read. These experiences are out of the ordinary and don't represent how a typical American family would live. Jeannette was born into a rather peculiar family. She had a mother and father
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