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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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    that 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

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    “The Glass Castle” by Jeanette Walls‚ is a novel about the hardships throughout her life and the several lives of her family and how they overcome those hardships. Within the novel‚ Jeanette goes into detail about some of the incidents that her parents made and how they each chose a different parenting style. Her father‚ Rex Walls‚ was very hands on with his parenting‚ while contrasting her mother Rose Mary was very relaxed in her parenting technique. In each of the tiny stories Jeanette told during

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    BRICKS AND MORTAR - THE CASTLE ’The Castle’‚ directed by Rob Sitch‚ is a film about a community whose houses are being taken by the government. Darryl Kerrigan‚ one of the main characters in this Australian film‚ fights for his house and his community. The moral of the film is that a home is more than just bricks and mortar. Firstly‚ a relationship makes a family. A family makes a home‚ and homes make a community. A loving family is the key element in making a home. In‚ ’The Castle’‚ Darryl Kerrigan’s

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    Quarter 1 Reading Guide Title of Novel _The Glass Castle ___ Author __Jeanette Walls _ I. Introduction. What was good about the first few paragraphs? Was it an effective beginning to the story? The story starts out rather well. It gives you a good first couple of pages to give you a good idea of what the story is going to be about. Plus‚ it also gives you a desire to continue reading to get the entire story. It starts out with Jeanette in a taxi‚ going to a party‚ only to

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    Eliezer Wiesel‚ The Glass Castle‚ By Jeannette Walls‚ and Red Rising‚ by Pierce Brown all feature main characters believing in themselves and

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    Jeannette Walls’ memoir‚ The Glass Castle‚ characterises Jeanette’s childhood as having dysfunctional parents and having constant poverty. What I found remarkable about Jeanette’s story is that although Jeanette’s parents were careless‚ neglectful and irresponsible‚ they were able to manage to create key children qualities and raise well adjusted adults. Jeanette’s parents taught their children to be independent‚ resilient and to have a love for learning. These are invaluable gifts that will last

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    person who is not fit to parent is author Jeanette Walls’ mother Walls. In her memoir The Glass Castle‚ Walls records the neglect and borderline abuse she received at the hands of both of her parents‚ mostly her mother. Jeanette’s mother Rose Mary is extremely irresponsible when it comes to her children. She often cares more about herself more than her own children. As shown by this passage in The Glass Castle‚ Walls explains how her mother would rather make herself happy than provide food for her

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    Most memoirs are written with the intention of telling the author’s significant experiences‚ each conveying their individual purpose. In both Jeannette Walls’‚ The Glass Castle‚ and Mary Karr’s‚ The Liars Club‚ the authors utilize their dysfunctional childhoods to achieve their independent purposes. Walls uses numerous strategies to achieve her purpose of the memoir being a way to accept the past and to not let the past define oneself. Unlike Walls‚ Karr also uses her strategies to show the endurance

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    Unprotected Jeannette People are often unprotected when they face a financial dilemma. Some people choose to deal with their dilemma rather than working to solve the dilemma. In Jeannettes Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle‚ Jeannette is unprotected because of her parents‚ environment‚ situations‚ and the conflicts that she is involved in. She is never safe; her life is full of dangers. She is unable to protect herself. Jeannette is unable to protect herself from hearing the curses that her father

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