main character faces obstacles and trauma‚ but in spite of all the adversity they overcome their struggles and go on to live a long successful and happy life. Today‚ many individuals are suffering from trauma and are faced with many obstacles in their lives. For example‚ young adults‚ may live in situations where they suffer from abuse due to alcoholism‚ mental illness‚ or food insecurity. A work of literature that relates to this real-world issue is The New York Times Bestseller‚ The Glass Castle
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Parenting Styles and The Glass Castle The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a memoir about her life‚ throughout the memoir you get to meet her parents which can be judged as a parent in many different ways. The parenting style that is most exemplified by Rex and Rosemary’s walls is an uninvolved parent. Rex and Rosemary are uninvolved parents because when certain situations occur they failed to communicate correctly“ I asked Mom and Dad if we should close the doors and windows when we went to sleep
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Dysfunctional Family Roles In The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls‚ you see the different roles of a dysfunctional family being played out throughout the book. There are six members of the Walls’ family‚ Rosemary‚ Rex‚ Lori‚ Jeanette‚ Brian‚ and Maureen. The family is obviously dysfunctional with an alcoholic father and a mother who does not want the responsibility of raising four children. Throughout the book we see the children taking on some of the basic roles of a dysfunctional family and
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’Your father needs to see the mess he’s making of our lives‚’ Mom said. But when DAd got up‚ he’d act as if all the wreckage didn’t exist‚ and no one discussed it with him. The rest of us had to get used to stepping over broken furniture and shattered glass" (Walls 112-113). “‘This family is falling apart‚’ he said./ ’It sure is‚’ I told him" (Walls 230). “I lived in a world that at any moment could erupt into fire. It was the sort of knowledge that kept you on your toes.” “Why spend the afternoon making
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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
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Aaron Strootman February 2‚ 2012 Prose Literature Question 1 The novel The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls‚ is a literary thrill ride brought to you through the eyes of Jeanette as she matures from a child to adulthood. While reading‚ you are introduced to a number of volatile issues taking place on a daily basis within the Walls family. Whether it is Rex’s severe alcohol and gambling addiction‚ or Rose Mary’s slight incoherence and immaturity. Either way‚ Jeanette delivers these occurrences
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Roman Noel English 9 18 January 2013 Mr. Jaeger Final Essay While most good relationships take years to build‚ Romeo and Juliet met two hours before they decided to get married. They had never met before and didn’t even know each other’s names before they exchanged passionate kisses at the Capulet’s party. Talk about rushing things! Second‚ Romeo and Juliet are supposed to be very young. Romeo is seventeen or
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Alcoholism is a very prevalent problem in The Glass Castle and Jeanette Walls’ life. This quote from the book‚ “No child is born a delinquent. They only became that way if nobody loved them when they were kids. Unloved children grow up to be serial murderers or alcoholics‚” (Walls 83) shows how much her life was influenced by this problem. Maybe she knows what happened in her father’s past that turned him to alcohol‚ and maybe she thinks that when people are treated the way she is by her father
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Annotating (Glass Castle) Glass Castle Did you notice anything unusual about Jeannette Walls portrayal of poverty‚ or homelessness? * Even though they had bad times with food and other necessities‚ they still were happy as a family * When she was young‚ she viewed life as an adventure and when she got older and in West Virginia she started to see reality of her life and she didn’t want to be seen as the girl who lives in the beat up house and the family that didn’t always have food
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Glass Castle Dialectical Journal Passage | Analysis | “Mom frowned at me. ’You’d be destroying what makes it special’ she said‚ ’It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty’.” -Page 38 | I think that what Rose says symbolizes is that Jeannette is beautiful because even through everything she’s gone through with her family‚ it has just made her a strong person‚ or the “Joshua Tree” in this case. | “If you don’t want to sink‚ you better figure out how to swim
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