The Glass Castle: Relationship Between Rex And Jeannette

There is an argument about the relationship between Rex and Jeannette and how Rex goes about parenting. Rex has a unique parenting style that isn’t seen much in today's world and it is often considered as a bad way to parent. Although there were many fights and bad decisions made, it is easy to see that Rex loves Jeannette and he would do everything in his power to support her throughout life. He would always turn bad things into some sort of adventure that can be overcome as long as they stuck strong and defeated the evil that was present. Rex loves Jeannette and this can be seen in the idea of the Glass Castle, when he helps her with her education, and when they are forced to travel and leap around from place to place.

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Every time they had to leave abruptly it seemed like a new adventure and another place to explore. This teaches the kids that there is always something new and something fun to do as long as you look for it. It also makes the kids learn what is important to them because when leaving abruptly they couldn’t grab everything. This is seen in the movie when they leave a house because the billiards were coming and they leave in a hurry driving through the desert and towns to find another home. Rex had good intentions here by trying to stay away from jail and making it so the kids would just think it’s another fun trip. Although Rex had good intentions and traits, he also had bad traits and many times he would make some questionable decisions. He often makes selfish decisions like taking Jeannette’s money and using it to buy alcohol, even though he knew she was saving up to move away to New York. This makes the audience think that maybe Rex doesn’t really care about Jeannette but in reality he just didn’t want her to leave because she was the best thing that ever happened to