![]() ![]() ![]() Their parents followed them, choosing to be homeless even as their children prospered. ![]() They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves. Her mother was a free spirit who abhorred the idea of domesticity and didn’t want the responsibility of raising a family. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive. When sober, Jeannette’s brilliant and charismatic father captured his children’s imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and how to embrace life fearlessly. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a remarkable memoir of resilience and redemption, and a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant. Theme: Growing Up, Illusion, and Disillusion Possessions and Ownership Responsibility, Self-Sufficiency, and Non-Conformityīook Summary: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls Setting Place: American Southwest Welch, West Virginia New York City Major Characters: Jeannette Walls, Rex Walls, Rose Mary Walls, Maureen Walls, Brian Walls, Lori Walls ![]()
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