In the memoir, The Glass Castle (2005), the author Jeanette Walls writes about her life, spanning from her troubled childhood to her future move to New York City. Throughout her early years, Jeanette consistently had a difficult relationship with her parents due to them spending money on useless items, which was why she left for New York City (NYC). The novel begins with a snapshot of Jeanette catching sight of her mother in NYC, ignoring her. A few days later,...
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Jeanette Wallsā memoir, The Glass Castle, recounts the unconventional chronicles of Jeanetteās unusual childhood marked by tenacious poverty and a chaotic lifestyle embodied at the hands of her dysfunctional parents and their errant manner of living. Exceptional attention to Jeanetteās story arises as although her parents were observed as irresponsible, remiss, and inattentive, they did cope to instill their children's laudable qualities and rise them into well-balanced adults. Jeanetteās parents taught their children to withstand difficult situations, to be individualistic,...
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Book: The Glass Castle Author: Jeannette Walls Date: 9/4/19 I am on page 288 of 288 I give this book 5 out of 5 stars This reading is captivating and heartfelt The question I chose is: āIf this book has already been made into a movie and you have watched the movie, how are the movie and book similar? Different?ā While watching the movie, I noticed many differences and similarities compared to the book. One of the first differences I...
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For generations, mental illnesses were not considered a sickness or a problem that was worth talking about. As time passes and change happens, new illnesses began to rise as people begin to understand the reality of the problems that came with mental illnesses. The mind is so complex that there are discoveries of new mental illnesses often. Depression is one of the most popular mental illnesses, it affects over 3 million Americans per year. The worst thing about depression is...
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Resilience By Empathy While being faced when growing up with adverse conditions, humanity possesses endurance and the ability to accept and forgive those responsible. In Jeannette Walls ' The Glass Castle (2005), Walls shows the ability of a child to develop resilience in the face of difficulty, early independence, and eventually redemption for all the hurt caused. Jeannette prefers not to live a bitter life of grudges against her family, even though they are the ones responsible for the sorrows...
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While reading The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, I fell in love with how the book was centered on Jeannette Wallsās real-life struggles. The one theme that stood out to me the most throughout the story was forgiveness. Even though Jeannette and her siblings were neglected on a daily basis as children, she harbored no hate for her parents and stayed optimistic as she reflected on the events that occurred in her past. The movie also captures this well in...
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Introduction Symbolic interaction theory is a sociological theory that explains the importance of the meaning we attach to our communications with others. The theory describes the ways people interact with each other, the meaning people attach to those interactions, and furthermore, how those meanings shape our individual selves and society (Rogers, 2016). The theoryās focus on the meanings that a client places on their experiences help explain and predict their behavior. Applying the symbolic interaction theory to analyze Jeanetteās behavior...
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āAfter dinner, the whole family stretched out on the benches and the floor of the depot and read, with the dictionary in the middle of the room so we kids could look up words we don't know...Occasionally, on those nights when we were all reading together, a train would thunder by, shaking the house and rattling the windows. The noise was thunderous, but after we'd been there a while, we didn't even hear it.ā This scene depicts one of the...
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Neglect (and not just of the parents/family towards the kids) Jeannette's father, Rex, is an addict whose alcoholism makes it impossible for him to hold a job or take care of his family. He has taken part in physical and verbal violence while drinking. Rex drinks while driving. One time, he caused an accident in which Jeannette obviously fell out of a moving car (p. 30) and again when he got into a fight with his pregnant wife and tried...
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āHard work is better than talent when talent doesn't work hardā: it is a saying that is applicable to many situations, but Jeanetteās story confirms the truth behind this statement. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls is a memoir about her family, and how being impoverished as a child can lead someone to grow into a more complete person; Jeanette becomes successful by taking control of her life and making it into something she can be proud of. The conflict...
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Bad parenting occurs when the guardian of a child does not act out their duties and responsibilities when raising that child. There are many reasons why a parent is considered bad. Bad parents abstain from affection from their child, lack support in their child, take up excessive or extreme discipline, or are unwilling to provide any necessary resources for their child. On the contrary, a good parent will help their child understand who they are and will provide any necessary...
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The story of Jeannette Walls is nothing short of what you could describe as nightmarish. From living in houses with caving walls to dealing with a narcissistic, alcoholic father, Walls endured a childhood of horrors. Through Wallsā traumatic childhood, we experience the constant turmoil, dysfunction, and broken promises that she lived with throughout these crucial years of her life. Wallsā story, although disturbing, teaches us the impact that true trauma can have on an individual, as well as how society...
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Symbolism, imagery, and characterization are used to show the decay of parenting as shown in The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. To be considered a bad parent; a person lacks emotional and physical appearance to a child, to express a feeling of absence. Bad Parenting is the act of not showing the responsibilities that should be taken as a mother or father. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls reveals the faults of parenting through the use of symbolism, imagery, and...
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Often people struggle most of their lives, get nowhere, Jeannette Walls showed otherwise by becoming a successful woman in the city of New York. Jeannette Walls grew up just about everywhere, from one end of the country to the other. She constantly lived in a car with her parents as a child even if they stayed in a certain place for a while. The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeannette Walls where she talks about her life growing up...
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The Glass Castle is a memoir by Jeannette Walls that was published in 2005. The title is refferred to her father's long dreeam of building his dream house, the glass castle. The book shows how Jeannette and her siblings had to fend for themselves while their parents were there , but not there and mostly revolve around each other , poverty and tough love.The book was excellent.As a result of the book being so good, a movie of the book...
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Song #1 - Apologize by one republic This song is about a boy and a girl who are in a relationship. The girl keeps hurting him and cutting him off. The first time I read these lyrics I thought this was a song about suicide but then I realized it wasn't. When he says 'I'm holding on to your rope, got me ten feet off the ground' It means he's trying to hang onto this person. 'I'm hearing what you...
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Jeanette Walls' memoir, The Glass Castle, narrates Jeanette's unusual youth portrayed by tenacious neediness and the disarray and perplexity of broken guardians and their itinerant way of life. What is exceptional about Jeanette's story is that despite the fact that Jeanette's folks were untrustworthy, careless, and imprudent, they managed to ingrain in their kid's key admirable characteristics and raise composed grown-ups. Jeanette's parents showed their youngsters to be flexible, and free and to have an adoration for learning. These are...
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In this bittersweet memoir, journalist Jeannette Walls tells her story in an emotional and humorous tone to depict the life of her rather dysfunctional family. She recounts the memories of going on adventures (āskedaddlesā they call it), bouncing from one neighborhood to another with her family. Jeannette details her life from childhood to adulthood, and focuses on the unconventional upbringing she has grown up in. With her three other siblings, an incredibly free-spirited mother, and an intelligent yet alcoholic father,...
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āMom 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'.ā When Jeannette devises a plan to right the Joshua tree which has grown sideways in the direction of the constant wind that passes over it, Rosemary does not like the idea. Rose Mary claims that the tree is beautiful not because it grows straight like the other trees, but rather because its struggle defines it and makes...
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A perfect childhood may consist of many different components. Some may be involved in every sport, play every instrument, or have everything they ask for. However, almost all have a perfect in-love pair of parents, getting a good education in a stable home. Although not all people get to experience this perfect childhood such as Jeannette Walls. According to Merriam- Webster dictionary neglect is defined as giving little attention or respect to: disregard. Jeannette shares her story in her memoir,...
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Within the novel Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the father-daughter relationship displayed between Rex and Jeannette Walls is a complex one. A large portion of Jeanetteās childhood is represented throughout the novel. During her childhood, Jeanette experiences constant wondering about her fatherās presence and accountability. Additionally, a large sum of tragic events is also present. After these tragic events occur, Rex seems to use something such as a positive action or remark in order to counteract them. At these points...
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Becoming successful requires hard work, but is putting in the hard work worth it? In the novel The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls, the author is born into poverty and then grows to be an award-winning author proving that hard work results in success. A big role in Jeanetteās path in life and her view of the world is played by the people in her life. In addition, the conflicts throughout her childhood develop her into someone that pays more...
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āāI had never heard of chewing gum, so she went out and got me a whole pack. I pulled out a stick, took off the white paper and the shiny silver foil under it, and studied the powdery, putty-colored gum. I put it in my mouth and was stunned by the sharp sweetness. 'It's really good!' I said...When Mom wanted to know what it was the doctors and nurses were doing that was so nice, I told her about the...
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āInstead of worrying about what cannot be controlled, an individual must shift their energy into what can be createdā (Roy T. Bennett). Jeannette Walls from The Glass Castle and Baby from Lullabies For Little Criminals have been trapped in a state of disillusionment their entire lives. Delusion runs in the Walls family, and the children lack a rational parental influence to look up to, whereas Baby is an exact reflection of the danger she is exposed to, partly due to...
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Literature Review The primary basis of symbolic interaction theory is the assumption that people create their view of the world and interpersonal meanings jointly through the nature of their encounters (Leeds-Hurwitz, 2016). These respective views and opinions become a person's new reality. Its key area of focus is gaining an understanding of the role people or communities play in the construction of such reality. According to Fairhurst and Grant (2010), the theory that has evolved over a long period draws...
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How the Mother is Psychoanalytically important in the story In The Glass Castle including her hierarchy of needs. Her Id and superego are used in many situations throughout the story. She abuses her lifestyle making there will always be a happy ending to her interactions and if there isn't there is always a fight or an argument about what happened. Her arguments are usually with family and always end with a happy conclusion. The first reason I believe the mother...
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Could you imagine being forced to make your own meals at the age of three? Well, that is exactly what Jeanette Walls experiences in The Glass Castle, a novel written about her life growing up. Throughout the book, she tells her readers about difficult times in her life that she experienced during her childhood. Rex, the authorās father, displays anger issues, and alcoholism, and shows a lack of empathy many times throughout just the first couple of chapters. Jeanetteās mom...
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I think that many Americans donāt trust the government. Maybe it's part of that breaking off from the British. I think for most people this is a cultural thing, but for Rex Walls, a character in the memoir, The Glass Castle, by Jeanette Walls it is a reaction to his life experiences. Rex is an interesting person who is sometimes a loving father and sometimes a neglectful alcoholic. I think that Rex Walls uses chaos to try to build a...
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For those unfortunate to have dealt with a near-death experience, combat exposure, childhood physical abuse, sexual violence, and physical assault have faced what is known as a traumatizing event. Many people are lucky enough to recover sooner than others; however, the rest often face at-risk exposure to ASD (Acute Stress Disorder), Adjustment Disorder, and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). According to Victoria Lemle Beckner and John B. Arden, Conquering Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, āTraumas have a much deeper impact on oneās...
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In Jeannette Walls's memoir the glass castle she is able to convey a theme of lost dreams through the constant letdown caused by their father, Rex, and mother, Rosemary. Rex Walls always dreamed of the day when they would have enough money to build a glass castle. The Glass Castle is symbolic of a dream that everyone knows will never come true but to which they cling anyway. It is only when Rex realizes heās lost his children and that...
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