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In the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls the most exemplified parenting style shown by Rex and Rose Mary is Permissive Parenting. The Walls parents have few demands, they don’t discipline their children, and they interact with the kids as if they were friends. Rex and Rosemary, in most cases, let their children do what they want, and how they wanted. Jeannette and her siblings were not held responsible for going to school. Jeannette writes,“ We might enroll in school, but not always”(Walls

Jeannette Walls’ tone shifts throughout her memoir The Glass Castle as her life changes. It starts positively, as the family lives like nomads throughout western states such as Nevada, Arizona, and California. After the family moves to Welch, West Virginia, the tone sees a major downward spiral to a negative outlook and even harshly judgmental towards her parents at times. After she ages and is able to escape Welch for New York City, Jeannette’s outlook on life and tone swings upward again as she

In the Jeannette Walls memoir The Glass Castle,Rex Walls’ occasional outburst of drinking turns into an awful days on end addiction as he begins spiraling out of control, taking his family with him. Rex’s addiction causes his family to face problems that would have never happened if he would just stay sober. Shortly after arriving in Welch, The Walls kids try to improve their horrible living situation and begin the foundation for the Glass Castle, but per usual their addict father disrupted their

wind and water it every day so that it could grow nice and tall and straight. Mom frowned at me.‘You’d be destroying what makes it special,’ she said. ‘It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty’” (Jeannette, Rose Mary 38). “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls is a non-fiction memoir that discusses multiple controversial issues throughout its text. The main character Jeannette Walls writes about her life as a homeless child and her family’s day to day struggle to make ends meet. The

In this passage, Jeannette Walls depicts a crucial moment in her childhood where she faces bullying and racism. Her family has moved to her grandparents house in Welch, a highly segregated, racist village. Jeanette is having a hard time fitting in as three African-American girls continuously bully her for being poor. Through this passage, Jeannette Walls conveys the theme of being independent which was strictly enforced by her parents. She learns that everyone has their own reasons behind their actions

In the memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls was Most influenced by her time in Battle Mountain as indicated by how she describes the events that transpire with her father as well as her experience there with Billy, her first “boyfriend”. Jeanette’s eventual rebellion from her husband and city life can be traced back to this point. This location is where she first shes her father with a prostitute, she first sees adultery and infidelity as a young child in a hotel room with her brother after

Author Jeannette Walls, in her memoir, The Glass Castle, revisits her childhood memories and relationships with her family. Walls’ purpose is to persuade people that you’re past doesn’t define who you are. To achieve her purpose, she uses a conversational tone with imagery, contrasting syntax, and anaphora in order to inspire readers to overcome their own problems. Throughout the book, Walls uses many examples of imagery to create mental pictures for the reader. This makes the writing more vivid

Throughout the Glass Castle, Jeanette Walls reveals every intricacy of her childhood. She spares little to no element from the judgment of the reader, especially the shortcomings of her father. Rex Walls is a highly intelligent man. At first, he is continually encouraging himself and his children to dream. He believes in himself and aspires to be better than he is; which you can tell by the contraptions he continues to spend time building in order to get rich. His major shortfall is his dependence

Jeannette had many wants throughout the book that defined her goals and aspirations. Jeannette desperately wanted to live in New York City. She realized she had no potential in Welch, and in order to have a successful life, she needed to escape from her town. Lori also wanted to live in New York as she had a similar mindset as Jeannette. Jeannette came up with an escape fund where she, Lori, and Brain could store their money in their piggy bank named Oz, so they could have enough money to get

Walls lives her childhood short on money and food, while constantly moving across the country finding a new home. The memoir conveys information through the narrator, Jeannette. In spite of narrative purpose and sentimental tone in the book The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls portrays the main point of determination. Jeannette Walls uses a narrative writing style to portray the main point of determination in her own story. This nonfiction story contributes to the narrative genre throughout the story