This Family Is Falling Apart Analysis

There are many problems need to be solved in the memoir such as poverty, homelessness, neglect, sexual abuse, hunger, discrimination, violence, unemployment, division within family and alcohol abuse. But according to me division with the family first needed to be solved it is also stated in the novel, “this family is falling apart,' he said. ‘It sure is,' I told him” (Walls 230) as if the family is united they can go through any circumstances. A united family has trust, hope, love, belief that everything in going to be fine and unselfishness which the family lacked in many situations for example when the family was hungry and the mom has a whole chocolate bar but she doesn’t want to share it with the whole family. She said, “I'm a sugar addict, just like your father is an alcoholic.' She told us we should forgive her the same way we always forgave Dad for his drinking” (Walls 174). After getting settled in New York they didn’t stay together rather thought to move on in their life.
There were many ideas that influenced me such as family gives you strength as Jennet’s father was always …show more content…
Maureen had to stay with her friend family for food and for shelter and Jeannette was used to taking out food from garbage cans. They were used to take shelter in broken homes or in someone’s family like Rex’s mother home. They have million dollar property in the desert but they didn’t want to sell it. They weren’t even able to afford cheap clothes. They were used to sleep on cardboard as a mattress and have to deal with rats and other insects. Rex Wall’s drinking problem created many financial problems by limiting their money use. They cannot afford refrigerator so they have to eat canned food for weeks. Jeannette and her sibling used to get bullied due to poverty which according to the students is a