The Glass Castle Reflection

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 developed throughout the novel because she learned 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 independent, brave, and resilient. Also, this novel not only retells the story of

In the book Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls she describes the many hardships that she faced as a young child. Jeanette struggled with things like an alcoholic father, a mentally ill mother, poverty, and sexual abuse. Throughout the memoir, Walls is describing her life as she remembers it. Their family was always doing the “skedaddle” when things were not going as planned. The book started with Jeanette's first memory when she was burned very badly at a young age. The book progresses throughout Jeanette’s life and she realizes just how wrong her family treats her. From her Not-So-Parent parents to her sexually abusive uncle, she faced many hardships growing up. Her father was an alcoholic who could never hold a job. He always promised Jeanette

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is an autobiography about a young woman’s journey in life. It delves into her childhood, which was as dire as it could become, and how she was able to break her family’s habits and achieve her dreams of becoming a reporter/journalist. There were several significant lessons throughout the story, but what I deemed to be the most valuable lesson was that struggle is important. In the book, struggle is what built Jeannette into who she is today. It drove her to be successful in life, taught her that hope is always out there, and formed her character.

My daughter immediately began packing her stuff; she was going back to her Nana’s house. After packing what I felt was important and securing the backdoor as well as we could, we left and went back to my mom’s house. The next day I called the owner and told him I was moving back home. I felt defeated and taken advantage of. Not taken advantage of by the owner, but just in general, by life. I asked the two neighbors closest to me if they had notice anyone around my place the day before, but no one saw anything. The elderly man that was normally sitting outside by his fence was at the hospital with his wife all day. The male who lived directly next door stated he worked all night so he was sleeping the majority of the day. So we packed what was left of our items and just like that we were back home, back in my childhood room. We were going back to where we felt secure and protected. It was a short experience, but it showed me how looks can be deceiving and sometimes we don’t always make the right choices at the right time. I felt so vulnerable, but at the same time I felt I was meant to go through that situation so that I could appreciate what I had. It wasn’t about being an adult or being on my own, but being able to protect what I loved and cared the most about. I loved my shoes, especially my Nike Air Jordan’s to be

When I think of the name Jeannette Walls, I automatically think of her book, The Glass Castle. This is a story about her life and the hardships she faced growing up. She experienced poverty, hunger, bullying, and so many more horrible things that others can relate to. At a young age, Jeanette was a little oblivious to her family’s problems. When people are young, they are less experienced with hard times and personal problems. They think that the bad things happening are normal because they know nothing else. For Jeanette, she thought that being on the move all the time was normal and that it was okay. As she got older, she began to realize that things can and should be different. Another thing that Jeannette experienced was obliviousness when it came to love and hope. Jeannette believed her father when he said he was going to build the Glass Castle and make all these inventions that would make their family rich, but he never did. Jeannette chose to see the goodness and hope in her family, but as she got older, she began to mature and become realistic.

I could hear mom yelling my name from a distance, a sad worried tone of voice. Throwing my door open to run to mom not knowing what’s going on. I was quickly stopped by a bright light hitting my face. Making me close my eyes for a second or two. I saw the kitchen in a great ball of fire. Flames spreading from the laundry room all the way to refrigerator made it seem like the rest of the trailer was gone. I quickly shut the door to the room, stunned by what I had seen but still having the courage to keep it together and wake up my sister Liz. The odor of burning wood and the air getting thicker makes It hard to breathe but we both made it to the front door. We aren’t able to open it because it had one of those public restroom looking locks tree feet above the door

“Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more” (Walls 129). The Glass Castle depicts Jeanette Walls dysfunctional family as she grows up being homeless. Jeanette, her siblings, and her parents travel across the Southwest living briefly in small desert towns. The refusal of the Walls’ family to conform to society is both a blessing and a challenge throughout Jeannette and her siblings’ lives. She ultimately overcomes her doubtful background and achieves her dreams. Jeanette Walls once said, “Memoir is about handing over your life to someone and saying, this is what I went through, this is who I am, and maybe you can learn something from it.” Throughout her memoir, she displays a constant theme of forgiveness for her parents and this eventually shapes who she is and she learns from it.

Community is a very important part of life. The community that a person grows up with influences a person for their entire life. After reading the excerpt from The Glass Castle, I started to reflect on my own upbringing. I was very lucky to have a healthy life and a very supportive family. We had a nice home and I did not ever have to question where my next meal would come from. I was constantly surrounded by love. My community was great, but I am very aware that this is not the case for everyone. Jeanette Walls described her upbringing in her book and it brings to light the communities that are not so lucky. There are many people who need assistance and support. Throughout my life I have enjoyed many different volunteer opportunities. From a young age I volunteered at a local nursing home. I enjoyed it and I did feel like I made a difference but it was not my calling. I have volunteered with the homeless community, which is an extremely important community to assist. There is no shame in being homeless and I truly believe that a helping hand and a kind smile can improve a day and hopefully a life. There are two communities that I have absolutely loved serving and try to never turn down an opportunity to help; children and animals. The fact that I love working with children is not a surprise seeing it is the field I have chosen for a career. But I also love working with animals. For a short moment in my life I considered becoming a veterinarian. Instead, I love volunteering at the animal shelter. I love to go and help walk the dogs.

The next morning I woke up to the sound of fire truck siren, I guess in the city of Cleveland you will always hear them or anything loud at 6:00 in the morning. I truly thought that this was the jumpiest and loudest city ever, well at least in this part of Cleveland. I stay in my room the rest of the morning trying to figure out how to make my room feel like home. All of a sudden I hear loud screaming from down stairs. ”We would have never had to move here if you're stupid crops did not die” my mom said. The move was really hard on my mom she loved ohio and loved her job,but my mom and dad were not making much money. Then I heard louder screaming,”It is not just all my fault you could have got a better job,” my dad says. Then I hear screaming even louder ”how could you say that, you knew I loved my job!” My mom said. The screaming went on for another 5 mins, I could not listen to it any more so I decided to

I could not walk near the window. That was a rule, because they were afraid that I would fall out of the window. On one of these walks, mom started by saying “You probably want to know the fire about the fire, right?” I pushed the oxygen tank ahead of me which was my way of saying yes without speaking. Mom understood and started telling the story: how the fire started, where exactly it started, the normal stuff. I had been wondering why dad had not visited me, and now I know. Dad was dead. He died while saving me. He threw me out of our burning house. But just as it happened a burning section of the wall caved in on him so he had do escape. No more building projects, jokes at the dinner table, or Dad at football games. The firefighters found his body, resting against me in his office. He knew that he needed oxygen, but he let me live by not taking the oxygen and giving it to me. I felt the sting. I killed my

Often it is said that you fight till the finish line. It certainly was true for a character from the movie Unbroken. Now let’s compare fighting till you reach the finish line of the 2014 movie Unbroken to the poem “The Wound- Dresser” by Walt Whitman. As I look over the course of the movie Unbroken, Louis Zampaeni transforms from a weak boy to a man full of perseverance.

I threw on some acceptable clothes and went downstairs to get a better view. It seemed to be very light out for 1 am and I quickly realized that Miss Maudie's house was in flames. I didn’t know what to do so I ran to wake up my dad. He was a bit groggy but quickly realized what was going on. My dad ran out of the house to go and help, I wanted to go as well but I reckoned someone had to look after the house. He ran out with a look of terror on his face. I was surprised he found in his heart to go out and help, he is usually so stubborn and selfish. I’d never seen anything like this before, the fire being so close, it was actually very scary to think about. From what I could see basically all of Maycomb was helping lug furniture from Miss Maudie's house as it slowly burned down. I noticed they couldn’t start the Maycomb fire truck because of the cold, it just wasn’t turning over. At this time the Abbottsville truck was pumping water onto the fire. I saw another truck arrive and try to hook up to a hydrant but none were left so they were using hand extinguishers. Suddenly there was a huge

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The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck in 1944, is a thoughtful classic. The Pearl follows Kino, the main character, along with his wife, Juana, and their baby, Coyotito. The family lives in a poor town by the sea. Kino is a pearl diver and lives a peaceful life. This all goes awry when a scorpion bites Coyotito, and they are unable to receive medical help because of their poor status. Despite being unable to receive treatment, they continue with their normal routines. However, the next day was anything but normal; Kino found a large pearl during his dive. He was the center of the town’s attention, and he now had the attention of the doctor. Coyotito was healed, but the doctor was still treating him; since the doctor wanted to act like he healed Coyotito, just to get the pearl. Kino and Juana decided that they should sell the pearl, As they look for buyers, they were forced to elude thieves. When they left the town to sell the pearl, they were followed by trackers who wanted the pearl. Kino ambushes them to protect his family, but Coyotito is killed from the attack. The family blames all of their misfortune on the pearl, and they throw it back into the sea. The pearl has shown that greed is a powerful force. This is reinforced in many ways throughout the book.

Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in a Castle is the eerie, yet compelling story of Mary Katherine and Constance Blackwood and the complex murder of their family. It is disturbing and frustrating, yet it sucks the reader in, making them feel invested from the start. There is never any actual clarity and it is impossible to fully comprehend the complicated characters and their relationship with the people in the town, however the uncertainty is what powers the story and leaves the reader feeling uneasy, yet satisfied. We Have Always Lived in a Castle was the story that allowed me to think more broadly about the fiction genre and want to divulge in more stories like it.