Quotes From The Glass Castle

The travel of going to New York and getting out of Welch symbolized the end of the Wall’s children turmoil childhood. In New York, they can finally go off and find the stability they had always craved as children, and make a good lifestyle for themselves. New York is a symbol of opportunity for all the Wall’s children to improve themselves and go after dreams that might have seemed impossible when they faced past locations. It also represents a fresh start to a new life, a better one at that. In a way, the migration to New York is like it’s own Glass Castle. It isn’t promised by their father but it still provided the opportunities and safety the Glass Castle was meant to do. In New York, they can all bond together now as a family. However, instead of bonding over hunger and blatantly being responsible for their

Following in Lorie’s footsteps Jeannette begins planning her escape too. Jeannette’s decision to leave hits the hardest because it really shows how unstable and unbearable their home in Welch is. Jeannette leaving makes it known how their father wasn't able to take care of them and how the only option of making it is leaving Welch and her parents behind. As seen later in the book towards the end Jeannette father comes to her asking her to look over something then proceeds to roll out the old plans for the Glass Castle. Only this time instead of reverting back to the mind state she did as a child where she let the promise of the Glass Castle blind the truth of everything else she tells her father he’ll never build the glass castle and regardless if he does she’ll be gone for New York. He then suggests she could stay and graduate from Welch’s high school and get a job at Welch’s news station with a promise he’ll build the glass castle and the whole family can live in