The Glass Castle Essays

Living in Poverty: “We were always doing the skedaddle, usually in the middle of the night” Jeannette Walls’ family was living in poverty, so it is common to escape at night to get away from bill collectors and cops. However, Jeannette’s father made it more interesting by telling them the …

Throughout The Glass Castle, one can see the generational curses of sins of the father. Jeannette’s parents were part of a cycle of alcoholism, anger and depression. Throughout the book one can see all the parts of the generational curses thorough Rex Walls, Rose Mary, Jeannette and her siblings. Rex …

Jeannette Walls, the author of the novel The Glass Castle wrote the novel based on her life, specifically her childhood. A memoir of how her life could be so down-the-drain; yet she becomes successful in a writing career. Normally the child would grow up to be an exact duplicate of …

The Glass Castle is a brilliant memoir following the story of the young author, Jeannette Walls. She writes a revealing look into her uniquely vibrant and deeply dysfunctional family. Constantly short on cash and food, the family moves around the country frequently and tries to re-settle. Threw the families hardships, …