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    English ISU Essay The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Kulwinder Singh Ms. A. Weber ENG-4U1 December 07‚ 2012 The Intricate Developmental Changes of the Walls Family’s Journey The Glass Castle is a memoir based on the life of Jeannette Walls and her family in the ninety fifties‚ while dealing with adversities and struggles in society while growing up in different remote locations‚ until they escape to New York searching for opportunities. The Walls’ family travel and grow up in dysfunctional

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    The Ideal Woman Jeannette Walls’ memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ gives a vivid description of what life is like growing up in a poor family where parental negligence and limited supervision is common. Walls grows up with a high tolerance for hard times and bravery that is unmatched. Her self-sufficiency and education helped Walls escape her difficult childhood and poor family life growing up. Walls’ memoir clearly refutes the statement made in The Great Gatsby by Daisy Buchanan that "the best thing a

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    the entire story of The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls. We are very tragically reminded of Maureen’s presence when she stabs her own mother while living in New York. Reflecting back to the beginning of the story‚ we can see why Maureen has a mental breakdown. She is born into a world of violence‚ her parents fail to care for her‚ and she lives her entire childhood in neglect. The announcement that Mary is pregnant seems to be thrown into this story as if Walls forgot to include the part

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    Kyle Scott Reading 96 Journal # 2 The Glass Castle #2 After the Walls had been in Welch a while‚ Rex and Rose-Mary decided to leave the children with Rex’s mother Erma‚ and make a road trip back to Phoenix. Their excuse for leaving them was that it was only going to be a short trip‚ all business‚ and to retrieve anything they had left behind. A week after the parents had left Erma was hammered‚ she had been drinking since before breakfast‚ and told Brian that his pants needed sewed up. She

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    and better life to come in the future. Hope is what keeps their Glass Castle alive. In Jeannette Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle‚ the symbol of the Glass Castle is a house to actually feel at home; to feel safe and welcome in. The Glass Castle is the one idea that helps the family continue to grow and move forward while all having a different meaning. Throughout the memoir‚ Jeannette Walls and her siblings’ view of the Glass Castle is a symbol of hope. It is the bright light in their future that

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    “I was your cure. You were my disease. I was saving you‚ but you were killing me” (Unknown). In the novel The Glass castle written by written by Jeannette Walls‚ the middle child‚ the caretaker of the family‚ and also her father’s favorite. She brings him hope‚ joy and is the only one who really believes in him. Without her‚ Rex might just be an alcoholic more than he is now. Jeanette starts growing up realizing what is bad and what is good which helps her make better decisions in life. Over the

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    The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls has many themes such as mental illness‚ bullying‚ moving a lot‚ death in the family‚ understanding oneself and where one fits in the world and society‚ and having an abnormal family. It is clear that Jeannette’s mother has a mental illness that‚ in some ways‚ dictates her life and the lives of her children. Jeanette was bullied by classmates for being too smart and they thought she was showing off and “better than them”. Throughout the entire book‚ and Jeanette’s

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    The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls tell about young Jeanette’s life living with her family. They’re poor‚hungry and living in bad conditions. It tells about how she get’s out of the life she’s living‚ and makes something of herself in New York. In this excerpt‚ Jeannette’s family moves into a new house in Welch‚ after Jeanette’s father’s mother kicks them out of her basement. Jeanette’s mother tries to use her positive thinking to help her children deal with the poor conditions they live in‚ but

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    Melodie Yang Mrs. Kondrusk 2nd Hour English 10E In the book the Glass Castle written by Jeannette walls she talks about many memories and struggles that she and her family went through growing up. One of the main struggles in the family was alcoholism. Rex Walls‚ Jeannette’s father‚ was the typical alcoholic that drank until they were glowering and having people fear them. The book has many thing related to alcoholism‚ it shows the precarious of obstacles people face‚ and why it is important

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    THE GLASS CASTLE    Jeannette Walls                An essay by Liise­Lotte Vilimaa    Question 1  The protagonist‚ Jeannette Walls‚ had many significant issues and that were extremely  embarrassing‚ shocking and sad. In this book‚ her parents and their lifestyle were the prime  reason for her issues. Part One of ​ The Glass Castle ​ foreshadows​  the rest of the book. It shows a  prime example of her parents being one of the most embarrassing and sad things in her life. As  she sits in a taxi in New York

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