Lang 26 August 2014 The Glass Castle “ . . .Life‚ Liberty‚ and the Pursuit of Happiness.” In the American Declaration of Independence it is established that all people are subjected to these‚ among other‚ inalienable rights. The pursuit of happiness became a focal point for many Americans during the Great Depression‚ a time when poverty covered this great nation. The Walls family is cursed with this poverty for much of their lives. The title of the memoir “The Glass Castle” is later shown to represent
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Quarter 1 Reading Guide Title of Novel _The Glass Castle ___ Author __Jeanette Walls _ I. Introduction. What was good about the first few paragraphs? Was it an effective beginning to the story? The story starts out rather well. It gives you a good first couple of pages to give you a good idea of what the story is going to be about. Plus‚ it also gives you a desire to continue reading to get the entire story. It starts out with Jeanette in a taxi‚ going to a party‚ only to
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are constantly at battle with their economic situation and having to take care of themselves and/or their family. If there is no hope and no way out‚ there is no way to be able to take anything away from the hardships that are being faced. In The Glass Castle‚ the only reason Jeanette became a successful writer is because she wrote for her school’s newspaper. This is where she learned her talent and love for writing. In this example‚ she was able to overcome the adversity she faced by expressing herself
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In the memoir “The Glass Castle” Jeannette‚ both the main character and author tells the story of her childhood and how she grew up. Jeanette was born into poverty‚ and when she grows up‚ she then realizes that living in poverty is not an ideal way of life. The book begins with Jeanette in New York‚ on her way to a party‚ when she notices her own mother scavenging in the trash. Jeanette was so embarrassed of her mother that she ducked in the car so Rose Mary would not see her and make a scene. After
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The opening lines of The Glass Castle help to uncover the significant subjects of the memoir. As individuals we need to ask ourselves whether we chose to accept where we are and not do anything to change it or we have the option to accept our lives as it is or try to make our lives better. Jeanette chose to make a goal and live for it. She made her dream eventually become her reality. She needed to comprehend that a few dreams simply weren’t intended to work out as expected‚ regardless how much she
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distress‚ or even bankruptcy. The authors of The Glass Castle and Being Poor extraordinarily impact their readers about the issue of poverty based on their own experiences‚ the time periods‚ and their specific childhoods. Through her
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Wall’s family comes with the hardship of having to pick up and leave any given place at any given time. Jeannette Walls experienced this as a child. She lived in Phoenix‚ Las Vegas‚ San Francisco‚ Midland‚ Blythe‚ Battle Mountain‚ and Phoenix again. Most of these stays were short and sweet‚ but each of them left an imprint on Jeannette. In the memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ Jeannette Walls‚ the author‚ was most influenced by her time in Battle Mountain. Jeannette was young‚ but spent a lot of time in
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The Glass Menagerie‚ The Death of a Salesman‚ and Oedipus Rex are complex‚ deep stories that any reader can enjoy. The Glass Menagerie is a story about a family of three‚ a mother‚ a son‚ and a daughter who all struggle to cope with how their lives turned out. They sometimes reminisce of a happier life or a way to somehow escape life itself. The Death of a Salesman is about a depressed man named Willy who often has day dreams of what he perceives as a perfect life. Willy is angry with his life and
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INTRODUCTION Every once in a while there comes a company that offer a service beyond customer expectations that really leaves the consumer with a sensation that they could not have done a better choice. ‘Earth and Castle’ is the perfect example of this. It is a start-up company based in Gozo that is gaining reputation fast for producing unique and professional wedding videos that are far beyond the traditional style that we are normally used to. Marlon‚ the founder of the company started initially
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Synopsis The city of Thebes is suffering from plague and famine. The people believed that the gods were punishing them for a wrongdoing. The people asked for Oedipus’ help. He was the current King after King Laius died. The people thought‚ since Oedipus answered the Sphinx’s question‚ and freed them from its oppression‚ he can do the same thing and find a solution for their distress. Creon (Oedipus’ brother-in-law) gave him a message from the Oracle saying that the former king was murdered and they
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