Summary Of The Glass Castle By Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls, the author of The Glass Castle, tells her story to the world of how she became the woman she is today. Walls’ depiction of her early life is nothing short of magnificent, as she informs the reader of who her family was and how they lived. Alongside her family, Jeannette is forced to move around the country due to her dad’s inability to handle liquor in moderation. Although her dad is a drunk he was still a great father who would protect his kids and strive to great lengths to get them what they deserve in life. The novel will intrigue the reader in accordance to the story’s themes and characters. The Glass Castle supports several themes that will allow the reader to connect with the family. The theme family is forever intertwines

The second part, The Desert, exemplifies the theme what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. For example, “I felt a blaze of heat on my right side. I turned to see where it was coming from and realized my dress was on fire.”(9). Jeannette then went to the hospital and survived the trauma when she was only three. However, as you delve deeper into the story Jeannette somewhat embraces the scars on her body from the horrific accident after being told from her father it was a sign of her strength. The theme don’t judge a book by its cover is derived from section three, Welch. Life in Welch was a difficult one. Jeannette and her siblings once again had to start over at a new school and were subject to bullying because of the way their family lived inside of a half painted house beside a large hole filled with garbage. However, each of the Walls kids were extremely intelligent and taught to show respect to

Jeannette Walls’ depiction of her family allows the reader to feel like they actually knew them. While reading it is evident that all the kids are smart, dad is a drunk, and mom is a free spirit, but Walls allows the reader to see other personalities each member of her family exhibits. For example, throughout most of the story, Jeannette shows her father as a drunk but also shows glimpses of the good father he was. Jeannette and her father went on adventures together as shown by, “Dad said he’d been chasing Demon for years. By now, dad said, that old Demon had figured out that it had better not mess with Rex Walls. But if the sneaky some of a gun thought it was going to terrorize Rex Walls’ little girl, it had by God got another thing coming.”(36). Jeannette and her father would go Demon hunting and talk about building the glass castle for