Analysis Of Rex As A Victim Of Sexual Abuse

Rex is stubborn throughout the book. He wants what he wants and he wants it now. At one point in the book, Rex does not want to pay for hospital bill so he said “He told me we were going to check out Rex Wall-style” (Walls 14). It shows that he does not really care if Jeannette okay because he pulls her out of the hospital early. If the doctor thought that she was okay he would send her home. Then when she is older she has to take care of the bill and get food for the family when her dad wanted money for boozes this is what she thought “Dad was even doing me the honor of pretending he needed the money for something useful” (Walls 209). Rex was not going to try playing games with her he knows what he wants and he going to get it one way or another.

As proven by the different challenges faced by the Wes Moores and Jeannette Walls, while a strong father figure is always important to have in life, it does not determine how far you go or how successful you become. Moore’s father was deceased and was not able to be there for him by unfortunate circumstance, but Moore himself found it in him to strive to make his father proud, regardless. Walls’s father, on the other hand, was an alcoholic who chose not to be emotionally there for her. He constantly not only neglected her, but abused his role of authority by forcing Jeannette to participate in acts she never should have. In one scenario, Rex brings Jeannette to a bar and used her to basically get a man drunk so he would lose a pool game to

Children need a safe and steady place to grow up in. Kids looked up to their parents and aspire to be just like them when they grow up. Rex and Rosemary Wall have different beliefs when it comes to taking care of their children. Although they seem to love each other, Rex and Rosemary, from The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, create chaos and instability in their home with their volatile relationship. Creating an unstable environment making it difficult for the entire family, it always made the children terrified when they fought because it usually ended up Rosemary getting injured physically or mentally, as time passed by Rex began to leave more frequently and not come back for days, making Rosemary and the children without money for food and just worried about Rex in general.

Both of them had dreams they wanted to accomplish, Rex was an intelligent man who had a passion for logic. Rose Mary was a licensed teacher, but also had a passion as a unique artist who loved to paint. When Rex started losing multiple jobs, the family had become poor most of the time. As Rose Mary not working only relying on her painting and her husband, Rex had lost his way by being an alcoholic and not caring about bringing money to the table. Both of them started having problems, by fighting, being careless and irresponsible for each other and their children. The fight between Rex and Rose Mary situation of working had started to become very serious. Rex had lost his job once again, and Rose Mary was still trying to pursue her dream as being a great artist. She had been complaining about Rex’s Alcoholic behavior and lack of job searching to provide for the family. The children could not ignore the fact that their parents were fighting. Over hearing the feud throughout the whole house, Jeannette begins to state “Dad said that if mom wanted someone in the family to be punching a time clock then she could get a job.”(Walls70). The quote states that Rose Mary had argued with Rex about him not working. She wanted him to stop his habits and job search, but he was to upset and carless that he told her she needs to get a job if she wants

Due to the loss of food and money the mother took up teaching despite her antipathy for the career. A dislike stirred by the fact teaching was meant to be a last resort if her art career failed. Rex and Mary decide to move once more in attempt to avoid their children being taken away due to recent events.

Even though he didn’t provide for his family to the best of his ability, he still showed a genuine sense of love and affection. Rex Walls ended up contracting a rare tropical disease from a street fight and he wanted to see Jeannette one last time before he passed. “‘But you always loved your old man didn’t you?’ ‘I did, Dad,’ I said. ‘And you loved me’” (Walls 279). Out of all the horrible events that Rex Walls forced Jeanette to suffer through, they will always have an intense connection of a mutual honest love between a father and a

scorned by the public at the zoo, Rex informs his kids “that these fools were

In her younger years, Jeannette was an smart and imaginative child. At first, she enjoyed moving around, and had a lot of faith in her father, which created a good relationship between them. “All we had to was find gold, once we’d struck it rich, he’d [Rex] start work on our Glass Castle” (Walls, 25). The tremendous faith that she has in Rex creates a strong bond because she is the only family member who trusts his ideas. Unfortunately, he is a raging alcoholic who can’t hold a job, so most of his promises are broken. As Jeannette gets older, he lets her down more and more. One time he brought her to a bar where she was then sexually violated. When the two had a talk after, he said “I knew you could handle yourself” (Walls, 213,) instead of defending her. It was upsetting to watch their relationship grow apart and to see how poorly he provided for his family, yet they still loved him.

While her father’s dismisses his destructive nature, Jeannette becomes conscious of his actions which motivates her to make amends in hopes of leaving their desolate life. Instead of getting help for his childhood trauma, Rex immerses himself in alcohol causing him to become

Perhaps, the most significant event left out of the movie was Rose Mary’s response to Uncle Stanley’s actions. In order to establish context, Jeannette, a young girl at the time, was living in Welch prior to her relocating to New York. Her Uncle Stanley, brother of Jeannette’s father Rex, attempted to sexually assault Jeannette whilst she watched television on the couch in his room. Distressed, she attempted to disclose her experiences with her mother, who replied saying phrases such as, "Poor Stanley," and "He's so lonely." (online 116) From these meaningless responses, the reader senses feelings of disgust that viewers cannot possibly begin to know. This, of course, was not the only difference that sparked dislike for Rosemary's character. Another scene, for example, would be when Brian and Jeannette discover a two-carat diamond ring. Thrilled to sell the ring to purchase food and pay off their house,.... However, their enthusiasm did not last long, for Rose Mary found a better purpose for the ring that was absolutely self-serving. She decided to keep the ring because it would fuel her self esteem and replace the one Rex pawned years ago. Based off of the film’s perception of Rose Mary, she would never commit such an act being the motherly figure she is. In reality, the Rose Mary who kept the ring is

Towards the end of the memoir, Jeannette was in high school and was getting ready to graduate and get as far away from Welch and her broken family as possible. Jeannette decided to follow in her older sisters footsteps and move to New York. Jeannette is passionate about writing and believed New York was a perfect place to get her career started, along with college. Jeannette’s family was upset that she was leaving them, especially Rex. Rex felt as if he was losing

The novel, The Glass Castle, exhibits the human tendency to be selfish. This is manifested in both Rex and Rose Mary. Rex is characterized as a selfish father throughout the novel, and his paternal image is consistently skewed because of his actions. His addiction to alcohol ruins countless family events. One year the family’s Christmas is ruined when Rex drinks a great deal of alcohol and burns their tree and presents. Jeanette remembers, “Dad sat on the sofa [...] telling mom he was doing her a favor [...] no one tried to wring dad’s neck [...] or even point out that he’d ruined the Christmas his family has spent weeks planning” (115). Jeanette and her family are always left cleaning up their father’s drunken mess. Even when Rex is sober he does not apologize for ruining sentimental family events and continues to put alcohol before his family. Selfishness can also be seen in Rex’s relationship with money. He takes Jeanette into a bar in order to get money from his friend, Robbie. When Robbie asks if he can take Jeanette upstairs, Jeanette recollects, “So, with Dad’s blessing, I went upstairs” (212). Rex is so self-absorbed that he allows his daughter to go into a strange man's apartment, fully knowing his intentions. During Jeanette and her siblings’ childhood, they experience dangerous situations with their parents’ knowledge and approval. While Rex’s selfish nature is typically derived from his addiction, Rose Mary’s selfishness is simply a reflection of her personality.

A few times in the book she would be inappropriately touched, or beaten up, and her father would do nothing to avenge or just protect his daughter. Brian came to her side a couple times and defended her against bullies, but Rex would never be empathetic. She had a little brother, but what she needed, was a preventive father. When Rex came home drunk most of the nights, he was violent and rude to his children. To try and make a difference for the whole family, and to get them to believe in Dad again, her birthday present she wished for was for her father to stop drinking. He lasted a couple months, but the disappointment and betrayal she felt of her father was immense and “...she couldn’t believe Dad had gone back to the booze” (Walls 123). She was the last to believe in him and with the overwhelming dishonesty and deception, at last, she had finally lost faith in her Dad.

(Walls 155). Jeannette knows she cannot say no to her father and Rex takes advantage of that. The quote also represents the distress and trouble Rex is causing her. Rex is using Jeannette,

When this happened, he also started losing his jobs and not supporting his family. Jeannette always defended him nevertheless, “‘Dad has to start carrying his weight,’ Lori said as she stared into the empty refrigerator. ‘He does!’ I said. ‘He brings in money from odd jobs.’ ‘He spends more than he earns on booze,’ Brian said” (Walls 78). Even her father knows that she had the strongest faith in him, as he would tell her, “‘I swear, honey, there are times when I think you’re the only one around who still has faith in me,’ he said. ‘I don’t know what I’d do if you ever lost it.’ I told him that I would never lose faith in him. And I promised myself I never would,’” (Walls 79). Although as Jeannette started growing older, the drinking problems, drunk episodes, and no income started started to put a strain on their relationship. Rex told her, for her tenth birthday that he would get her whatever she wanted, even if he died trying. It was hard for Jeannette to admit to him, but she told him the one wish she had, “I took a breath