The Glass Castle Literary Analysis

Mothers are very important to every living person on this earth. They nurture, educate, and enthrall pupils from birth well into their adult life. According to many psychologists, women are born with nurturing tendencies that are used throughout the rest of our lives. Regardless of monetary and social status, a mother is someone caring and loving. In both ROOM and The Glass Castle, the mothers are nurturing and loving regardless of both above statuses. They also share resilience, creativity, and a dependency on others that can be at times overwhelming. In the book The Glass Castle, Rose Mary Wells seems to more often than not love her children. Of course, there are times in which she may become disgruntled, such as when Lori, Jeannette, and Brian are all teenagers. Obviously this will happen with all of the hormones throughout the house. In likliness, ROOM’s main character, Ma, loves Jack unconditionally despite the profound circumstances. Although trapped in a small room, Ma does everything she can to
Although Ma is forced to rely on her captor, “Old Nick”, this similarity still applies. He is the messenger between her and the real world, bringing items that she and Jack need such as food, clothing, as well as hygienic items. It is obvious throughout the book that Ma does not want anything to do with the monster that keeps them locked in the room, but she does what she has to in order to keep Jack healthy until they escape. Correspondingly, Rose Mary Wells has a deep sense of longing. She feels as if she needs a man in her life in order to survive. Because of this, she relies on Rex. Although he is a horrible excuse of a man that does nothing but degrade her as well as the children, she refuses to leave him (Walls 143 ). Her children grow to despise their father and ultimately leave, but she stays behind because she cannot bear to lose