Throughout The Glass Castle‚ one can see the generational curses of sins of the father. Jeannette’s parents were part of a cycle of alcoholism‚ anger and depression. Throughout the book one can see all the parts of the generational curses thorough Rex Walls‚ Rose Mary‚ Jeannette and her siblings. Rex Walls is the father of the writer of The Glass Castle. Throughout the book‚ one can see that he gets extremely drunk and he never holds down a job to provide for his family. Rex is usually gone drinking
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their lives. For example‚ young adults‚ may live in situations where they suffer from abuse due to alcoholism‚ mental illness‚ or food insecurity. A work of literature that relates to this real-world issue is The New York Times Bestseller‚ The Glass Castle‚ by Jeanette Walls. In the book‚ Jeanette discusses her abnormal life as a child and as a young adult. Regardless of their struggles in life‚
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Eden Erickson Vaughn‚ period 3 The Glass Castle In the autobiographical novel The Glass Castle by Jennette Walls‚ Jennette is a young girl growing up in a dysfunctional family full of hard circumstances and extreme poverty. Yet her experiences are still very exciting; having many adventures. Her father is an alcoholic‚ but when sober is expressive and brilliant‚ teaching Jennette and her two siblings Brian and Lori about the wonders
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Aaron Strootman February 2‚ 2012 Prose Literature Question 1 The novel The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls‚ is a literary thrill ride brought to you through the eyes of Jeanette as she matures from a child to adulthood. While reading‚ you are introduced to a number of volatile issues taking place on a daily basis within the Walls family. Whether it is Rex’s severe alcohol and gambling addiction‚ or Rose Mary’s slight incoherence and immaturity. Either way‚ Jeanette delivers these occurrences
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but to also not trust anymore of his promises‚ including the Glass Castle that he has yet to build or even start. Similarly‚ Jeannette would also grow to expect failure and lying from Rex that would eventually become true for Rosemary as well. After never bringing up the mere name of the Glass Castle in their entirety of living in Phoenix‚ papa Walls suggests that Jeannette and Brian build a hole for the foundation of the glass castle while living in Welch‚ an idea that the two gladly bring to reality
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many problems. When it comes to alcohol abusers‚ it is not uncommon to see important responsibilities be neglected‚ increased violent behavior‚ driving while under the influence and/or even getting in trouble with the law (What are the…). In The Glass Castle‚ Rex Walls suffers from alcoholism and like most alcoholics‚ his addiction has a huge impact on his family. His heavy drinking has crippled his family financially as well as made Rex incapable of holding a steady job to provide his family with
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In the memoir The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette Walls uninvolved parenting style most exemplifies Rex and Rosemary Walls. In the article‚ “The Four Styles of Parenting” by Kendra Cherry‚ she says “an uninvolved parenting style is characterized by little communication.” Rex and Rosemary Walls display little communication to their children. In the novel Jeannette says “I thought of discussing the fight with Dad‚ but I didn’t want to sound like a whiner. I did try to talk to Mom. I couldn’t bring myself
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What would it be like to grow up in a family where your dad is a drunk and your mom has the desperate urge to have no kids? Well‚ after reading The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls‚ I can begin to comprehend. There are six members in the Walls family‚ Rex and Rosemary‚ parents‚ and Lori‚ Jeanette‚ Brain and Maureen‚ the children. Jeanette’s dad was an enormous player in the children’s childhood‚ when sober Rex was inspiring and charming‚ but when he drank he was very destructive. Therefore creating
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Anne Wang Ms. Perez 5th period January‚ 10‚ 2013 The Glass Castle Passage Analysis It was a very touching story: the Glass Castle‚ in which author Jeannette Walls tells the world about her greatly influential past. This passage I chose reveals one of the most significant characters in her life‚ her father; it recalls on the things that he did for her‚ or his attitudes and ways of life that is very influential in the author’s life. When her father speaks in the book‚ it can be interpreted
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in life. In Jeannette Walls’ memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ tells us about a girl who was in poverty with a father that was very paranoid and logical‚ and a mother who is free-spirited. Even though she went through hardships she was still able to learn lessons‚ and was able to push forward to become a remarkable author. Although human resilience has multiple definitions‚ I believe it is the ability to keep pressing forward because in the book The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls pushed through obstacles to
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