Hardships In The Glass Castle

Think back to your own childhood. Could you imagine being a child, and not having a care in the world, but then, as quick as the snap of a finger, that all changes because of a thoughtless mistake made by your parents? In The Glass Castle it is revealed that as Jeannette grew up, she endured hardships inflicted upon her by her own parents. However, if Jeannette had not gone through these things, she never would have gained the characteristics that she values present day. Although Jeannette Walls faced hardships and endured suffering during her childhood, these obstacles formed her into a self-reliant woman who proves that just because you do not have as much money as other families, you can still achieve success in your life.

Jeanette Walls memoir, the Glass Castle, illustrates Jeanette’s unusual childhood caused by constant poverty and chaos of her dysfunctional parents. This memoir teaches you to be thankful for what you have and to never give up no matter how hard things get.

The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, describes the unfortunate struggles of Jeanette and her family throughout her childhood. Often times, the hardships in one 's life can shape their future and how they develop as a person. Jeanette went through so many hardships that seem unbelievable to me. Her struggles and life experiences are much more extreme than mine will ever be. Her hardships have helped shape her personality and her career. She has made the best out of her childhood, and everyone should take a tip from Jeanette, including myself. I have not had many giant hardships in my life to this date. Jeanette is a role model to people everywhere. She showed that it doesn’t matter where or how you grow up, the only thing that matters is

“If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim”(66). Jeannette Walls, the author of The Glass Castle, became the best swimmer in all types of water, rough, deep, shallow, calm, and stormy. The book The Glass Castle is an autobiography about Jeanette’s, traumatic life growing up in an alcoholic and abusive household. Rose Mary and Rex Walls raised their children with tough love and never spoonfed them. Jeanette, the second oldest child, ended up facing multiple deathly and scarring situations during her childhood. Through all the adversity, Jeannette Walls learns that forgiveness and self sufficiency are key for success, which demonstrates, which demonstrates the power of independence and mental strength’s ability to create life-changing

It is a common idea that everyone's childhood is the best time of their lives. As children it is believed to be a time of freedom, happiness, safety, and no responsibilities; however, not every child could agree with this. In the novel The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, it tells the story of three children and the childhood they lived with their irresponsible parents. The novel shows the consequences a child could have if they have unfit parents while they are growing up. Although Rex and Rose Mary Walls' intentions are to help their children become self-sufficient adults, the way they try to achieve this goal unfortunately harms the children physically, emotionally, and mentally. The novel expresses how Jeannette and her siblings are raised by their unconventional parents who at many times are neglectful and careless. However they were still able to teach their kids key characteristics that turned them into well rounded adults. Despite the many instances where the Walls’ family travels from one dysfunctional society to another, as well as travelling to various locations such as Arizona, Nevada, West Virginia and New York, has a significant impact on the family. Most of the time, Jeannette, Brian, and Lori, were left to take care of their parents, their baby sister Maureen, and also each other. Through these sibling's many hardships, they were able to stick together and form a solid relationship with one another, shaping their futures. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Hardships are terrible, but they are a normal part of everybody’s life. No matter the hardship, anybody can recover. In her memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls tells a true story of her unconventional childhood. She journeys the readers through her nomadic and dysfunctional family lifestyle. Her parents—the artistic, inattentive Rose Mary and the intelligent, alcoholic Rex—neglect their children and fail to provide for them adequately. Walls learns how to care for herself at an early age. Growing up in such a dysfunctional family, it would be no surprise if Walls would have turned out just as wrecked as her parents, but Walls was able to rise above and accomplish a successful life. It is through the sharing of her own personal success, that Wall’s demonstrates you don’t have to be a product of your circumstances you can shape your own future.

The Glass Castle is a touching memoir written by Jeanette Walls, a successful author. Though now Jeanette lives as a successful writer, she did not always see such luxury. She and her family were somewhat nomadic, moving from place to place they lived in extreme poverty. Their father was unable to hold a job and the mother was for the most part just to lazy to work. In the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Rosemary and Rex disregard and neglect their children to the point that they are afraid to tell their parents when they are bullied and assaulted.

In the book The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, Walls recalls her life and the significant experiences within it. She goes through the perils of being poor, not having a stable home, and having changing beliefs of the world around her. With an alcoholic and paranoid father, an irresponsible mother, and many nights with an empty stomach, Jeannette Walls grows up loving and supporting her parents as a young child only to realize the neglect that she and her siblings have gone through as she got older. The Glass Castle is a book full of life lessons, unique and baffling experiences, and eye opening scenes of the world and the many different people within it. This book shows the ups and downs of one’s life, showing dysfunction, misfortune, and how these impact someone over time.

The memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, explicates the author’s dysfunctional childhood and how it resulted from poor parenting. Throughout the beginning of the book, Walls continues to be optimistic and grateful for the few objects she owns and what little parent support she receives. This contributes to the tone of how positivity can aid those in coping with problematic events. Although Walls is unable to escape her source of problems, as a child with irresponsible adults, her undying faith in her parents caused her to make injudicious decisions. This contributes to the tone of how false positivity can lead to oblivion.

The memoir, The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, chronicles the irregular childhood of Jeannette Walls, the main character, living with her siblings and dysfunctional parents. Living in a chaotic and poverty lifestyle, Jeannette’s parents were foolish, neglectful and irresponsible, but they manage to implant in their children admirable qualities and raise responsible adults. Going through many obstacles in life, Jeannette’s character develops throughout the novel because she learns at a young age to depend on her siblings and herself. The Walls children, consisting of two sisters and one brother ; always rely on themselves for everything and they learned to be independent, brave, and resilient. Also, key life lessons can be learned in this

The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, is a reflection on her constant struggles and miserable living conditions. The strong connection to her innocence is the source for both her and her reader’s suffering. As St. Augustine of Hippo one said: “God had but one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.” This is a validation that everyone suffers and Walls is able to tap into that emotional state in both herself and her reader. Jeannette Walls evokes suffering in both the reader, due to the lack of innocence in Jeanette, and her past self, in the realization of the disaster she called her life, in The Glass Castle.

The next section I read was pages two hundred and twenty-six to pages two hundred and eighty-eight. It was about the New York Experience throughout the family. The characters in this section are the Walls, Eric and John. Jeannette arrives in New York and she gets a job in a hamburger shop, then Lori and Jean get enough money to rent their own apartment. Jean begins her school in New York and starts writing for The Phoenix. They hear that Rex is in jail and he is just getting worse and Brian moves to the city. Then Jean begins college at Bernard and Maureen also moves to New York. Jean hears on the radio about a van breaking down and everything in it falling out including the dog. She then hears from

The parenting style that is most exemplified by Rex and Rosemary walls in the Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls is the style of permissive parenting. According to the psychology article about parenting styles, What They Are and Why They Matter written by Kendra Cherry a permissive parent or sometimes referred to as an indulgent parent are parents who have very few demands of their children and they rarely discipline their children. “May I pet him please I asked dad (walls 106).” Rex took the kids to the zoo, they snuck into the area where the cages were, to see the cheetahs. Rex started to pet the cheetah and then Jeannette asked if she could pet the cheetah too, rex allowed her to without a care about it. No ordinary parent would have

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“The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls is a story of how Jeannette grew up in an incredibly dysfunctional family. Her father, Rex was an alcoholic and came from a very poor family. Her mother, Rose Mary was a free spirit, who never really seemed to want the responsibility of having a family and being a mother. She was an artist and would always prefer to work on her paintings instead of taking care of her children. She came from a rich, highly structured family. Jeannette’s parents, especially her mom, have really strong ideas about how you should raise kids. This involves letting them get into trouble and making their own mistakes. However, they go way too far with this philosophy and their kids are always the ones who end up getting hurt.