Uninvolved Parenting Styles In The Glass Castle By Rosemary And Rex Walls

In The Glass Castle, Rosemary and Rex Walls display a very uninvolved parenting style due to the many occasions they have neglected their children’s’ needs and put them in harm’s way. Some of the signs of an uninvolved parent are when they neglect their children’s personal needs, lack of communication and do not have very many demands. (Cherry, The Four Styles of Parenting.) The Walls children are always and have always looked after themselves and found ways to survive. The kids are always hungry and in constant need of food, but they are left to fend for themselves. Rex is too busy spending money on alcohol and Rosemary is too busy spending money on art supplies. “What happened to the stick of margarine?” “We ate it.” said Jeanette (69),

The children were in the back of the U-Haul during one of their many moving trips and they almost fell out because of the carelessness of their parents. Due to the fact that the kids fell out, there was much chaos because there was “little communication.” (Cherry). “The driver must have signaled Mom and Dad because the U-Haul slowed to a stop.” (50) Rex was full of anger and frustration towards his children even though the whole situation was his and Rosemary’s fault. Not only do the parents protect Jeanette and her brother from dangerous situations but they also don’t keep them away from dangerous people. “While these parents fulfill the child’s basic needs, they are generally detached from their child’s life.” (Cherry) When the family moves in to huge home in Phoenix, all the windows and doors are kept unlocked and opened. One night, the neighborhood pervert comes into the house and touches Jeanette. “I was awakened by someone rubbing their hand on my private parts.” (103) she screams in fear but the only people that come to her rescue are her brother and sister. Later that evening Both Jeanette and Brian go out and try to hunt the man down, not the