Analysis Of The Glass Castle By Jeannette Walls

The unconventional memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls was a thrilling story, filled with dysfunctional childhood experiences to heart warming family moments and life decisions. Brie Larson who plays Jeanette, does great at capturing the uneasiness and instability of Jeanette in her professional career, and does a good job at encapsulating Jeanette's shaky character. Rex Walls is an important character, and one who would be hard to portray. Woody Harrelson was an amazing choice for the role, as he has proven again his incredible depth of acting ability, and in this movie is able to portray an unstable and unorthodox character. Of course in every book turned movie, there will be flaws, it’s inevitable. The writer is forced to cut parts and change scenes, and doing so is a tremendous task. There are lines which were not

Woody Harrelson cuts deep into his character and does a solid job at showing the troublesome figure that Rex is. From his daunting demeanor to his severe alcoholic problem. Harrelson is also a family man, who although dysfunctional has deep family values and has strong bonds, most notably with Jeanette, and the movie does good at revealing this. Rosemary's character is an intriguing one in the memoir, and in the movie as well. She is an artist, and her unnurturing nature is displayed effectively in the scene where Jeanette catches her dress on fire. She has a positive outlook on life, and tries to find the light in every dark situation. There is one of those instances that is left out in the movie, when she says, “There are people in Ethiopia who would kill for a place like this”(151). I think this line should have been included in the movie, as it shows a lot about her character and her often made comparisons. She focuses a lot on herself, and is mostly unconcerned with the rest. Overall though, the character is portrayed pretty well despite little speaking action from her