The Glass Castle Rex Walls A Good Parent

Maureen is often forgotten throughout the entire story of The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls. We are very tragically reminded of Maureen’s presence when she stabs her own mother while living in New York. Reflecting back to the beginning of the story, we can see why Maureen has a mental breakdown. She is born into a world of violence, her parents fail to care for her, and she lives her entire childhood in neglect.

There are many different kinds of parents. There are parents that are nice to their kids, spoil them and give them anything they want. On the other hand, there parents that are mean to their kids, make them do all the house work and provide bad living conditions for their children. The Walls parents would fall on the bad of the parent scale for many reasons. First both of the Walls parents are out of touch with reality. Second the parents act like kids and the kids have to act like responsible adults. Finally the parents are selfish, and care more about themselves than their own children. Both Rex and Rosemary Walls are unfit to be parents to the Walls children.

Throughout our lives we're influenced by many. It can have an effect on the way we view issues within societal boundaries. One of the major influences children have in their lives comes from their parents. The parents of a child can have both a positive and a negative influence on their lives. In the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird", there are two excellent examples of how parents can be a major influence on their children. Atticus Finch, father of Jem and Scout Finch, plays the loving, kind and knowledgeable father. He is an example of how parents can have a positive influence on their children. Bob Ewell, father of Mayella Ewell, plays the drunken, abusive, and neglectful father. He is an example of how a parent can be a negative influence

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird depicts Atticus Finch as a good father to his children due to his sense of fairness, his teaching, and his honesty. Atticus depicts fairness by treating his children and all others with respect and understanding. He teaches his children important life lessons and prepares them for when they go out into the world, and he sets a good example by always being honest. To be a good father, these are three very important qualities to possess.

Rex Walls, the father of Lauree, Brian, and Maureen. Husband of Mary Walls, is a decent father in my opinion. Rex is an intelligent man that is very true for good sense. Even when he's doing something wrong he always has a good reasonable reason for it.

Parenting is not one of the easiest jobs in the world to have; you either are responsible enough to parent or you're not responsible enough.You have to be able to raise a child from birth and teach he/she all the necessary tools to succeed in life. As said in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Work, “Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood” (245). All parents will raise their children in different ways, whether they are very strict or they’re lenient, others can be easy going and strict depending on the situation and the way they group up will shape them into who they become as adults as shown in The Glass Castle with Jeannette Walls and her parents.

Most would assume that the biggest problems incurred by an alcoholic would be on themselves, but I would argue that it is on the relationships that they have with their peers. Someone who may appear as a fully functioning individual may be extremely dangerous, dishonest, and destructive while under the influence. This scenario occurs in “The Glass Castle” with Rex Walls. The Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health defines alcoholism as “a chronic physical, psychological, and behavioral disorder characterized by the excessive, compulsive, and uncontrolled consumption of alcohol”. According to Klean Treatment Centers, there are three ways alcoholism affects the whole family: emotional hostages, stress,

Parenting styles differ from family to family, but most good parents have a common goal of teaching their children to be honest, kind, trustworthy, and to never give up. Most parent’s ideas for being a good parent is making sure that your child grows up in a loving environment in which she or he can learn about how to be a good person. Betty Smiths novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, she depicts a young girl known as Francie growing up in somewhat corrupt home life. The main contribution to her corrupt house is her father Johnny. In the tree grows in Brooklyn Johnny has the appearance of a golden apple on the outside, but a personality of a rotten apple on the inside.

For example on page 25 of the PDF file even though Rex and Rose didn’t let the kids believe in Santa it didn’t mean that Rex wanted the kids to go without something, so he took the kids out one by one and told them they could have any star they wanted making the best out of a bad situation. There was also the “demon hunting” that Rex did with Jeannette, humoring her and often staying up to search for these demons with her. He also gave the kids bikes in Phoenix when they had more money than usual, and while they couldn’t keep the bikes when they moved it did show that there was love involved in the family. While it was Rex who often forced the family to move from place to place, that doesn’t change the fact that he was almost always the one to bring home food for the Walls even if it was shady, it was more then what Rose usually did. When Lori moved to New York eventually taking all the other kids with her, it was Rex who decided to go to New York to be a family again not Rose.

In my opinion, The Glass Castle is just ok, here is why I think this. The story makes sense but it also just makes you mad, when you see that there are families like this in the world you want to do something, but yet you can't. Sitting and reading the book can also be boring, it's not my favorite genre, i'm sure others feel this way too. I say that you should keep teaching this book, I did not enjoy it but it has a great lesson. I feel the book makes you look and see how drugs and bad parenting can ruin your children's life.

Thus, Rex started losing his job, and drinking making the family financially unstable. In effect, the family becomes mentally hungry, with Rex saying he won´t work for the gestapo. As a result, the kids lived in a poor condition because of Rex. As you can see,

There is no guide book on how to be a good parent, most parents learn by trial and error, but some are naturally good parents like Atticus Finch from to kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus makes a great father, because he always does what he thinks is right, even if people will hate him. Atticus doesn’t hit his kids, and he tries to raise them to be good non-racists people. As a parent Atticus tries to be the best example he can be for his kids, by being kind and forgiving in his home and out of it.

After having read for class, heard the lecture, and researching on my own , I would like to pose the following question to our discussion class: Are we just wired that way? Is it how we were raised decides how we act? Having my parents being involved in my life showed me how to live independently. I learned from my peers who I can trust and who not to trust. I also learned how to play and share with others through interactions. As we grow up we learn how to accept who we are. If we never know ourselves then how can we show others.

Parents impact on their children A real parent is someone who puts their child before their own needs and wants. A child will learn more from who you are than what you teach them. In the novel Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt, McCourt’s father presents a figure that he refuses to be. Malachy McCourt was an unfit, alcoholic father.

There are so many good parenting’s criteria. Steven Levy, a famous American journalist that born in 1951, in his essay “Motivate your child” he talk about his understanding about criteria of good parenting, “Good parents condition their children to reach their best potential. They reward the children for their performances and are continuously encouraging and motivating the children.” (Levy 2) This means good parents should guide their children to a right way and encourage them don’t give up. Another criteria of good parenting from Jeanette Winterson, a famed writer who was born in Manchester, 1959. She mention her viewpoint in her essay “Different children, different needs”, she said “Good parents help their children to experience plenty of responsibilities. The children are given jobs to while their progress is being monitored until they