The Glass castle The Glass Castle is a autobiography from Jeannette Wall. Her parents, Rax and Rose Mary were irresponsible, neglectful, and her two sisters and one brother grew up in harsh circumstances. For example, picking up trash to eat, and their dad took them to brothels and bars. But despite the terrible life, they have a good future.
When Jeannette was three years old, Rax and Rose Mary ignore their kids and their safety. Jeannette cooked hot dogs by herself. She said “It wasn't like there was some complicated recipe that you had to be old enough to follow.”(p11) No one's parents would let a three-year-old learning to walk cook on their own. But Jeannette had to be independent and knew how to take care of herself. Rax want Jeannette
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The first time Jeannette met a boy named Billy, he liked Jeannette but Jeannette refuse him. Billy began harassing Jeannette and said “ ‘I told you you’d be sorry’ and pulled the trigger” (p87) then he take the gun, aimed at Jeannette, Jeannette was angry, she took Rax’s gun shooting. Rax and Rose Mary did not blame their children for self-defenseand take them away from the city. The second time, her uncle Stanley watched her take a bath and wanking off, but Rose Mary explained “so many women make such a big deal out of these things. But you’re stronger than that.”(p184) Actually, a mother needs to protect her daughter and must pay attention to hear her daughter said and tell her if same things happened she need to do rather than do not care, Rose Mary might be taught her a harsh lesson about life. Last time Rax takes Jeannette to the bar to help him make money. He wanted her to learn how to defend herself, so when a man wanted to take Jeannette upstairs Rax said yes, but he told his daughter to “keep your legs crossed, honey, and keep’ em crossed tight.”(p212) In the end she did defend herself and faced her fear like her father had taught her. These experiences make Jeannette grow up, so that he will face the future of the social cruelty more