so-so“The Glass Castle” is a tragic memoir written by Jeannette Walls. In her memoir she leads us through the emotional journey of her life that touches on harsh topics of family drama, poverty, and non-conformance— and she addresses the resulting trauma of those reoccurring themes in her life. Throughout her life she moves to numerous different places, all in which she learns a new life lesson, and we see her lose her innocence more and more each time
alyssajorgensen there‘s a change in environment. In each new place, she struggles through the life of poverty that her parents have chosen for her and her siblings, which results in them having an abnormal view of life. Her family does not listen to the conforms of society, but they rather play life by ear and listen to their own rules. (2) 1y
alyssajorgensen This causes them to be a little detached from reality, which is a struggle that Jeannette has to deal with throughout her entire life. We see her go from a naive young girl who idolizes her parents, especially her father, to a strong young woman who takes lead of her own life and turns her life around. When she is a teenager, she decides that she can no longer live her life in the illusion of the glass castle, (3) 1y
alyssajorgensen she needs to take hold of her talents and create new opportunities and realities for herself and her future family. She makes the decision to move to New York City, where she eventually becomes a successful writer and completely turns her life around— however she still keeps her roots and family close to her. If you like books that talk about dealing with childhood trauma and having to find new ways to live your life that completely stray from (4) 1y
alyssajorgensen the way you‘ve been raised, then you would really enjoy this book! Jeannette Walls has decided to write this book in first person point of view, but she has an interesting take on it because at all points of the book she‘s focusing on her thoughts and feelings that she had at the time, instead of including any input of the knowledge and wisdom of her adult life. (5) 1y
MissYaremcio Fabulously done Alyssa! 6/6 1y
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