Rex And Rose Mary Walls In Battle Mountain By Jeanette Walls

Life had never been easy for Jeanette Walls, growing up she consistently faced several forms of adversity at the hands of her parents, such as hunger, sexual assault, practical homelessness, and abuse. With so many tribulations, one would expect her to have become another low income statistic. However, just like a mountain goat, who does not actually belong to the goat family, Jeanette is of a different breed. While her parents exposed her to many harsh realities, they also instilled many important life lessons, whether they were aware of it or not. If it weren't for Rex and Rose Mary Walls, Jeanette would not have been as tough, driven, or creative enough to have survived in Manhattan. In many of the cities the Walls resided in, Jeanette became a target for numerous physical altercations. In Battle Mountain a boy named Billy became so enraged at her rejection, that he attempted to rape and shoot Jeannette. In Welch, her classmates would often jump her, in need to prey on someone more underprivileged than them. During each

For as long as she can remember her mother had been an artist, plastering the walls of their shack's with her paintings, and although they never had enough food, the family always had an endless supply of books. During their stay in Phoenix, Rex and Rose Mary would blast the record player, and dance. These novelties added the magic to their little family, and the arts where what mattered most to them. Ultimately It was her high school interview with Chuck Yeager, where Jeannette began to stretch her wings, her father helping perfect her list of questions. If not for this valuable lesson inspired by her parents, Jeannette would have never have had a dream to dream, she would have never found anything to be tough or driven for, and she would have never made it to