Ernie Goad By Jeannette Walls

Next, Jeannette again proves Bartlett's statement right, because despite being born into a family of impoverished foragers she chooses to rise above and become successful. She did not let her condition or circumstances weigh her down. Instead, she channeled her shame of being a forager as motivation to leave Welch. While living in Welch, Walls becomes conscious of opinions of others. “We can’t keep dumping garbage out there... what are people going to think?” (pg 157) Walls begins to realize that this lifestyle isn’t acceptable and that she must escape. Another example of Walls being filled with shame is when she gets into a neighborhood fight with a kid named Ernie Goad. Groad yells out that Walls family does not burn garbage, but instead