In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls the parenting style most exemplified by Rex and Rosemary Walls is permissive because they avoid serious situations‚ didn’t act like responsible adults‚ and were more friends than parents. Permissive parents avoid serious situations‚ “avoid confrontation” (Cherry‚ The Four Styles of Parenting). “I’d broken one of our unspoken rules: We are always supposed to pretend our life was one long incredibly fun adventure” (Walls 69). The parents didn’t want to come face
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The occurrence of many negative situations in Jeanette’s memoir‚ the Glass Castle‚ presents Jeanette and her family with many challenges which their actions‚ often times‚ results in a positive outcome. When Billy and Jeanette and her siblings get into a gunfight‚ it results in the Walls “family coming down to the courthouse the next morning and see the magistrate” (Walls 89). However‚ Jeanette’s father‚ Rex‚ makes them move that night‚ driving to “an older house‚ made of adobe‚ in downtown Phoenix”
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In life there are those that endure awful events and sometimes their life may achieve an altitude of order or peace. However‚ this never lasts‚ an example being The Glass Castle’s Jeannette Walls. In her life‚ she experiences intervals of hard times‚ followed by peaceful times. One moment in Jeannette’s roller coaster of a life‚ the shed they were in caught on fire by her and Brian putting lit matches with different liquids. After her dad had saved them Rex‚ “pointed to the top of the fire‚ where
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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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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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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 her to ensure her a memorable childhood. Wall’s success as an adult‚ despite her background of child neglect‚ parental substance abuse‚ poverty‚ and social bullying‚ should be attributed to her
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actions are‚ they learned how to be independent and take care of themselves. In the end her parents aren’t so…kind of. Money plays in everything. Everyday life to spending it on luxury’s like Chocolate or the movies. It plays a big part in the glass castle because from the start they have always been “low” on money but when Rex wins it big in Las Vegas he spoils the kids with little souvenirs’ and big meals that they are usually not used of. But the children get a real sense of how money works
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The book‚ The Glass Castle‚ is a memoir written by Jeanette Walls‚ which tells about her childhood and growing up with an alcoholic dad and a mentally ill mother. The "Glass Castle" is a page-turner that should catch any reader’s attention. It is a book that would make you feel upset and angry. It shows an unconventional childhood and how that had made her stronger and successful woman in the future. A sad story with a happy ending. Jeannette Walls had a dysfunctional family and her childhood
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In the Glass Castle Rex Walls has a big heart‚ but he does not know how to show it. He changed as he learned what he should not do and what is correct to do. He helps with making everything fit together. He is most of the reason why things happen. In the Glass Castle Rex starts out a selfish person but in the end is more considerate to his family. In the beginning Rex Walls is not the best person someone would know. Like when Jeanette had been burned and had to be rushed to the hospital so they
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very differently than perceived in a book. Jeanette Walls wrote her memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ about growing up in a nomadic and dysfunctional household‚ yet having a family that gave her experiences no other child had. In 2017‚ the film The Glass Castle was released‚ made to replicate the book. There are many similarities and slight differences between the book and movie. A major difference between the film The Glass Castle and the book version is the seriousness of Jeanette’s injury. In the book‚ after
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