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    have a wonderful childhood‚ there are others who weren’t as luxurious as Having a troublesome childhood really affects their decision they make on later in life which could drastically hurt them. As expressed in Jeannette Walls memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ Jeanette‚ and her family struggled to live a prosperous life. Throughout the memoir‚ it is described by Jeanette that they faced many tragic events in her life like poverty‚ bullying from her classmates and the lack of attention her parents gave

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    Transgenerational therapies stress the importance of family relational patterns over time. These theories are based on the research and studies of figures such as Murray Bowen‚ Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy‚ Carl Whitaker and Norman Paul. The patterns studied consist of both behavioral and interactional patterns formed during periods of family disorder. In the view of the transgenerational model‚ family process feeds forward in a chronological manner from emotionally significant events in the lives of great

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    world can be an immensely exhilarating conception. Prosperity can come in numerous ways in your life. Finding equity can be a challenge and a substantial amount of diligence  and dedication to get that procurement.   Consequently‚ the novel “The Glass Castle” the main character ‚ Jeannette Walls; emanated from a lower class family and situations were exceptionally strenuous. She  scarcely had anything to victual the majority of the time ‚ took showers in public pools ‚ conversely  even slumbered in a

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    Jeannette Walls who is the author and main character of the drama novel “The Glass Castle” overcomes depression. The thematic core that will be using is self sufficiency. The reason why this is stated is because ever since Jeannette was a little girl she’s been independent.For an example when she was only 3 years old she was cooking for herself because her parents wouldn’t do it for them and even after she caught on fire she still continued to cook for herself. Something that can relate to this situation

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    Warings-Hill aptly employs onomatopoeia in naming ‘Warings’‚ ‘War’ in it’s name‚ illustrates its place as the battlefield for the boys. It also recalls the word ‘Warring’‚ which forebodes the conflict between the two. settings- important quotes -‘without any tree or flower-bed to relieve the bald greenness’‚ ch1p10 ‘Yew trees’‚ very dark and dingy and usually appear in graveyards. Classic symbol of death and sorrow. They ‘stood before the house’ highlights that not only is the house itself permeated

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    In the novel ‘I’m the King of the Castle‚’ Hooper’s actions by the end of the book lead the reader to believe that he is evil. However‚ there are numerous points in the novel that make the reader feel sympathetic towards him and so show that Hooper may not be completely evil despite his psychological torture of Kingshaw. Firstly‚ the novel takes place in Warings which is isolated from all the other houses. This is demonstrated when the house is described as being ‘some distance from any other house

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    Andrew Livanos Teacher. American Literature 10 2 September 2010 Summer Reading The book‚ Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette Walls‚ is an unbelievable memoir about a dysfunctional family. The author‚ Jeannette Walls‚ is also the main character in the book. Jeannette and each of her unique and interesting family members differ from any other character in a book you can imagine. Jeannette’s father teaches and inspires her each and everyday with new and interesting things. But when Jeannette’s

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    Reading has not always been my favorite hobby but this book really intrigued me and gave me further knowledge of the developmental of psychology. In the “Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls we experience examples of social class differences‚ social influence‚ cultural influence‚ and individual influence. Jeanette uses her own life experiences for our understanding and it explains each family member and their lifestyle. In the book‚ Jeannette starts with a scene of her on her way to an event‚ worried

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    In most families children look for guidance parents‚ in the memoir The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls‚ the opposite seems to hold true. Jeannette and her siblings were given virtually no rules to follow‚ or standards to be held to. They were often dirty‚ hungry‚ and left to fend for themselves by their self proclaimed “excitement addict” parents. Luckily Walls was able to turn potential tragedy to triumph by using her common sense when it mattered the most. Usually characters develop during

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    nothing comes easy everything has to have a challenge in order to reach success. Therefore‚ I do believe that something good can come out of any obstacle that comes our way. Living in poverty is a good example. For example‚ in the book “The Glass Castle” the author Jeannette Walls lives in poverty her whole life. Consequently‚ she would never have a stable home and would at times have no food to feed herself in. Although she had a rough life that did not stop her from achieving her goals. Her family

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