Page 1 of 2 ZOOM In the Glass Castle Rex Walls is Rosemary’s husband and father of Lori, Jeannette, Brian and Maureen. His alcoholism affected his integrity, and we can see various examples of this throughout this memoir. Rex walls had an unstable childhood because he grew up in a town where alcohol was produced, irresponsiblity, alcoholism and violence was the type of environment Rex developed in. Since the beginning Rex Walls showed himself as an intelligent, dreamer, ingenious loving-father.
The Glass Castle Scenes In the memoir The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls, there have been a number of scenes in which contain violence and domestic violence. These scenes are mainly involving Jennette's father Rex Walls. Rex is an alcoholic and often becomes aggressive with his family and mainly his wife, Rose Mary Walls. An early scene in the book was when the Walls family had fled from the authorities and were on the road, Rex and bought a bottle of tequila and drove while drunk.
The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls which describes her family’s troublesome past. When examining one of Jeannette’s childhood bullies, and her dad whipping her with a belt, it becomes apparent that even the worst experiences can have a valuable gift wrapped inside if you’re willing to receive it. The Walls kids came across numerous bullies throughout their childhood. When living in Welch, one of them was Ernie Goad, who made fun of the kids because of their poor living conditions.
The Glass Castle is a beautiful retelling of Jeannette's difficult life. Both Rex and Rosemary showcase how dysfunction played a key role in her childhood. Throughout the entirety of the book, toxicity and dysfunction crumbled their children's lives. With a single flip of a switch, Rex can go from caring to a deadbeat father in an instant. His constant abuse of alcohol torments his family.
The Glass Castle: Controversial Topics. The Glass Castle is a 2005 book by Jeannette Walls. The memoir explains the author’s life, growing up with her family most especially with her parents who could be described as nomads and deadbeats. Notwithstanding the difficult upbringing, her siblings and she had, Jeannette perseveres and becomes a successful Journalist living in New York City.
Glass Castle: The “glass castle” symbolizes Rex’s; Jeanette’s father’s hope and dreams. Before Lori was born; Rex and Rose had a baby girl whom unfortunately died at nine months. This caused a spiral downfall in Rex’s life making him become bitterer, gloomy, dark, and an increasing consumption of alcohol. But even though that situation occurred he still held on to that dream of building the glass castle. One of the biggest current problem he faces in his life is alcoholism.
It was getting harder. ”(169) Jeannette’s trust and love in her father is getting very small, because of the way he abuses alcohol and lets her down. When Jeanette tells us that she believes she is a fool for believing in Rex, it shows a change in her town to be unbelieving and critical. Throughout The Glass Castle, Jeanette’s tone of Rex Walls goes from very trusting to very disbelieving.
Alcoholism—a chronic but prevalent disease associated with the inability to control drinking desires, resulting in psychological reliance and compulsive behavior. The Glass Castle, a memoir written by Jeannette Walls, follows her and her family living a nomadic lifestyle, encountering new situations every day, showcasing daily complex tensions that arise from the environment and through the family’s relationship with one another. From the 1960s to the early 2000s, Jeannette and her three siblings grew up without a permanent residence under their parent’s choices as little to no income came into the residence, the parents being too self-absorbed in their own problems and lives. For one, Rex Walls is a father and husband who sees himself as independent
The Glass Castle is about four children and their mom and dad, who struggle to get by. They go from day to day with little food and barely a roof over their heads. In this book, it shows how children overcome little guidance and abusive parents while growing up. Jaennette introduces us to her father in the beginning of the book, Rex Walls. He is a father who can't provide for his family because he can't keep a job and focuses more on himself than his children or wife.
In this world, there’s learning things the hard way and the easy way; in Jeannette Wall’s world, there’s only learning things the hard way. The Glass Castle is an adventurous story that reveals the painfully miserable story of Jeannette Walls. A selfish mother, a careless father, and terrible social encounters- these are some of the elements of a harsh reality Rex and Rose Mary Walls failed to shield their children from. Growing up poor was already difficult, but growing up with a selfish parent, specifically an unfeeling mom, made life hell for the Walls children. The family barely had one source of income from Rex Walls, and instead of helping out with the family’s finance issues, Rose Mary spent her days at home painting.
Despite this instability, the children try their best to stick together and support each other throughout their lives. In The Glass Castle, the author Jeanette Walls showcases the consequences of parental alcoholism through Rex Walls, leading him to be neglectful to his
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The Glass Castle is the life story of a girl, Jeannette Walls, and her siblings who grew up in poverty unnecessarily because of their parents’ irresponsibility. One of its themes is that strength and perseverance can significantly improve your chance at success and your future. The Walls children did not allow their childhood struggles prevent them from creating better and brighter futures for themselves. They all grew up impressively sane considering their living conditions.
Once he finished the prospector and we struck it rich, he’d start work on our glass castle” (25). Walls’ innocence and optimism for the creation of the Glass Castle is indicated through her belief that Rex really is on the verge of finding gold and building the Glass Castle. In reality, he was out drinking all day, spending money that could have been used to feed Walls and her siblings. She still thinks that her father will follow through on his promises, and in doing so bring her happiness. She is unaware of his deception, which is becoming increasingly damaging to his family, as they have trouble affording food.
It is evident that her childhood may have impacted her in a more severe psychological way. The book The Glass Castle is a very interesting narrative. The author Jeanette Walls is able to bring new light to circumstances that many people choose to ignore or overlook by writing about her own childhood. This gives the book a new perspective and allows the reader to gain insight.
