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    Jeannette Walls’ lIfe seemed to be such an oddIty that she decIded to wrIte an autobIography entItled The Glass Castle. Her life’s story was a best sellIng novel for some tIme and Is now crItIcally acclaImed. Her struggles throughout her chIldhood and adolescence are now world famous and studIed by Liberty-Benton EnglIsh 12 students. The early lIfe Issues of the Walls chIldren mostly came from theIr strange parents and theIr tendency to gamble and throw all of theIr money away. They were often hard

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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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    that hope that kept pushing her forward. The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jannette Walls about her childhood. Walls did not grow up alike many other people; her family moved around a lot‚ her parents couldn’t hold a steady job‚ and they had close to no money. But in spite of her rough upbringing‚ Jannette believes that she is luckier than others; and for one reason only‚ her parents taught her and her siblings to be dreamers. The Glass Castle was an idea of a mansion that Jannette’s father

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    An Analysis of Lori Walls In the book‚ The Glass Castle‚ Jeannette Walls portrays her life searching for steady ground in a world of chaos‚ created by her alcoholic father and irresponsible mother. Lori‚ Jeannette’s oldest sister blazes the trail for her siblings escape from their whirlwind childhood into a stable adult life. Lori voices her feelings and emotions through sarcastic comments as well as providing emphasis or relief to the situations. In the worst that life has to offer‚ Lori finds

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    The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls and The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck both show the struggles of average middle class Americans in hard times. Some hard times can be brought by personal financial choices‚ like in The Glass Castle‚ while other financial hardships can be brought by terrible economic times‚ such as the Great Depression Era in The Grapes of Wrath. Through all of the tough times the Walls’ and the Joad’s faced‚ they still stuck together. The two families stuck together by being

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    The Glass Castle Book Analysis The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeanette Walls. She describes her life growing up in the dysfunctional Wall family. The book started when she was 3 years old‚ she was cooking some food on the stove and ended up burning half of her torso which resulted in her being hospitalized for 6 weeks. Her family came to the hospital and checked out “Rex Walls- Style” and a few days later vacated the city entirely (Walls‚ 2005‚ p. 14). From that point‚ it was clear that Rex Walls

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    In the memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ Jeanette Walls‚ the author‚ was most influenced by her time in Phoenix‚ as indicated by how she describes the neighborhood‚ house‚ and experiences there. She had a stable household for quite a while. Although Jeanette and the family faced their struggles‚ the experience of living there made the kids extremely happy. They all had their own bikes‚ and they went to a nice school with excellent education. Their father had a stable job‚ and even though he hated how organized

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    The memoir‚ The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls has been converted into a movie in which was released on August 11‚ 2017. The movie also called The Glass Castle was written and directed Destin Daniel Cretton. In the movie Jeannette Walls was being played by Brie Larson‚ Rex by Woody Harrelson‚ and Rose Mary by Naomi Watts. My expectations were set high for the movie due to me having the background knowledge of the book and it’s fine details. Therefore it did not meet my expectations as much

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    No two childhoods are exactly alike. Some children are lucky to be born into wealthy families‚ while other families struggle to make ends meet. In the memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ by Jeannette Walls she described the events in her childhood which lead her to become independent at a very young age‚ made an effort to make the most of the education offered to her‚ and learned to appreciate what she had. Her unusual upbringing and lifestyle as a young child shaped her into the successful woman she is today

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    Jeannette Walls is the author of “The Glass Castle” it based on her childhood in the 70s when her family was having a rough time and moving from place to place. She is a strong willed little girl in this book and she loves doing the skaddatle( moving around). She constantly talks about her mother‚ father‚ and siblings. She also mentions how differently her and her mother see things like trees and what not because her mother is a painter. She is a very independent young lady and also very smart.

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