The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle is a memoir in which author, Jeanette Walls, recalls her dysfunctional yet unique childhood. She was raised by her free-spirited mother, Rose Mary, and brilliant father, Rex. While Re…

INTRODUCTION The Glass Castle, written by Jeanette Walls, is a memoir written in remembrance of her father, Rex Walls. Jeanette Walls gives the story of her childhood and details the effects that pov…

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls focuses on some of the harsh truths that many families endure along with the effects lack of support and poverty can have on children. Jeannette Walls chooses to ut…

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls illustrates a dysfunctional family and the struggles the family faces over a number of years. Throughout the book you see how the parents Rex and Rose Mary Wells ac…

Children are meant to leave their parents behind. To leave the nest is a popular term, with children leaving their parent's protection and flying into the real world once they are old enough. It is a …

The Glass Castle is Jeanette Walls' memoir of her unusual childhood, which was marked by constant poverty and the chaos and confusion of her parents and their wandering lifestyle. Jeanette's narrative…

Today alcoholism affects many families, but it's hard to beat how it's affected the Walls family. The Glass Castle revolves around Jeannette Walls as she grows up within a family with many issues. At …

In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the stars she receives from her father symbolize the family's strong connection through their non-material values. Due to the limited resources the family had a…

Studies have shown humans to be inherently selfish in the name of personal gain. A means of getting what one wants, often sacrificing something else in the process. Desires that often have to be kept …

In The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Jeannette shows many characteristics which help her through her difficult childhood. Jeannette's qualities, which she earned because of her situation, helped h…