Essay On The Glass Castle By Jeanette Walls

The book The glass Castle by Jeanette Walls is a very interesting as well as inspiring novel. She and her family the Walls carry the idea of the american dream throughout the entirety of the book. The American dream is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “the idea that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.” A big reason I believe the Walls experience the American dream is because of all of their traveling all over the United States. And also because of all of the neat experiences Jeannette has lived through and humbley told about. The book is narrated by Jeanette Walls, the daughter of Rose Mary Walls, and Rex Walls. She

Such as when she was cooking hotdogs for herself at the age of 4 because her mother wouldn't do it. And ended up burning herself, being rushed to the hospital. She loved being in the hospital because she felt she was cared for and the doctors asking her why she had so many other cuts and bruises. Jeanette explained “I got the cuts and bruises playing outside”(10). Very early in the book I recognized this was an example of the American dream. Because, She was just a young kid, nothing to worry about. Living how she wanted happily outside. But this is only a small taste of how the Walls family experienced the American Dream. There were many ways the Glass castle related to the American Dream. However, something that stuck out to me was the Wall's living conditions. Rose Mary and Rex roughly, But they liked how they lived. They moved the family to many places across the country. All the way from Arizona where Rex “decided we take a long camping trip to the Grand Canyon”(118). However this dream was short lived because they didn't have many nice things such as: clothes, homes, food, or vehicles. And when they took off for their journey to the Grand Canyon their car broke

In a small home on top of a hill. Painted half bright yellow and half faded white. Rex could never hold a job. And Rose Mary didnt wanna work. They couldn't afford to keep the lights on. The house never did have plumbing. When the walls didn't have food, the kids stole the neighbors food. When Brian slept he put an inflatable raft over top of his head so rain and wind wouldn't pour over his head. However this was their life and they accepted it.. For a while. Not long after Lori and Jeannette grew up and graduated highschool. They both decided to move to New York City. Where they really did live the American dream. Living on their own, providing for themselves. And their small apartment had many things they didn't have growing up such as: a working fridge, their own bedrooms, working plumbing, and even a bathtub deep enough to swim in. I compared my life to theirs. All of the things they didn't have til they were adults, I've taken for granite to have. But it's also a big reason many people migrate to the United States. Because we have those many luxurious things. And the ability to achieve success or prosperity. The Glass Castle is a great book for people of all ages. Because it can teach people about what its like to travel, for those who have never got the