The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls Character Analysis
Jeannette Walls who is the author and main character of the drama novel “The Glass Castle” overcomes depression. The thematic core that will be using is self sufficiency. The reason why this is stated is because ever since Jeannette was a little girl she’s been independent.For an example when she was only 3 years old she was cooking for herself because her parents wouldn’t do it for them and even after she caught on fire she still continued to cook for herself. Something that can relate to this situation from when she is an adult is when she was living on her own and married, her father past away and she was so depressed that she left her husband. She eventually overcomes her depression gets married again and moves out NYC and into a farm house. In this essay it would prove this point and show how these two situations relate to each other.
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“ A year after after dad died, I left Eric. He was a good man, but not the right one for me. And Park Avenue was not where I belonged.” After her father died she became depressed and started to look at life in a different way now. She wasn’t happy in where she lived , how she lived or even in her marriage. SHe even said that he was a great guy but he wasn’t for her. After a long time she finally got over that depression and was finally able to move on with herself. She ended up remarrying and moving to the farmhouse. Jeannette shows self sufficiency here because she had to find herself and bring her life together. She didn’t do it with no one’s help and that is what she has been doing all her life.
In conclusion in Jeannette Walls’ drama novel, ‘The Glass Castle’ the thematic core of this story is sufficiency. Jeannette has been independent since she was three years old. She has also been able to bring herself up from horrible situations and make the best of it. Jeannette Walls is the definition of self
On page 9 and throughout the whole chapter it …show more content…
“ A year after after dad died, I left Eric. He was a good man, but not the right one for me. And Park Avenue was not where I belonged.” After her father died she became depressed and started to look at life in a different way now. She wasn’t happy in where she lived , how she lived or even in her marriage. SHe even said that he was a great guy but he wasn’t for her. After a long time she finally got over that depression and was finally able to move on with herself. She ended up remarrying and moving to the farmhouse. Jeannette shows self sufficiency here because she had to find herself and bring her life together. She didn’t do it with no one’s help and that is what she has been doing all her life.
In conclusion in Jeannette Walls’ drama novel, ‘The Glass Castle’ the thematic core of this story is sufficiency. Jeannette has been independent since she was three years old. She has also been able to bring herself up from horrible situations and make the best of it. Jeannette Walls is the definition of self