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Rex had a severe drinking problem. All of his promises that he gave to his family were lost in his drinking. The picture shows a man depressed drinking which is similar to Rex. The quote, "He knew that if he went back to the streets, he'd start drinking again," shows how Rex knew that drinking was bad for him. He tried to get sober many times but always failed. He was scared to go back to the streets because he was finally sober.

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Jeannette talks about a reason for writing the book was that she was scared the truth would come out eventually, so she wanted to put it out there instead of other people digging for it. Jeannette was ashamed of her past and didn't want people in New York to know what her childhood was like. She thought they would judge her. You can take away from the book that you shouldn't judge people for how they grew up. Jeannette, even though she had a bad childhood, ended up being successful as an adult and lived better than most. The picture shows a person keeping a secret, which is what Jeannette did for most of her life. Jeannette was ashamed of her mother and didn't want the people she knew in New York to know she was her mother. In the intro to the book Jeannette shows us this by saying, "It had been months since I laid eyes on Mom, and when she looked up, I was overcome with panic that she'd see me and call out my name, and that someone on the way to the same party would spot us together and Mom would introduce herself and my secret would be out."

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Jeannette was able to live a life that she had loved even just after turning 18 and moving to New York. Jeannette was able to successfully live on her own because of the way she lived growing up. This is seen when she is describing her life in New York, "I had just turned eighteen. I quit my job at the hamburger joint the next day and became a fulltime reporter for The Phoenix. I'd never been happier in my life." She was able to be self sufficient and had found this strength after going through the struggle of growing up with Rex and being neglected. The picture symbolizes strength and how Jeannette used her struggles in life as a strength.

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Jeannette had a coming of age really early. She had to assume the responsibilities of an adult at a very young age because of her neglectful parents and she had to fend for herself a lot of the time. A point that marks her coming of age is when she realizes Rex had been lying the whole time and no longer believed his lies. When Lori was leaving Rex says, "This family is falling apart," and Jeannette replies "It sure is." This shows a point in growth for Jeannette because she's stepping up to her father she's no longer his little girl and falling for his tricks. The picture can symbolize Jeannette in her growth into adulthood.

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Rex's promise of the glass castle had always given Jeannette hope. No matter what happened he promised that they would make a big house made of glass, but time and time again he would fall back on this promise. The final time was when Jeannette and Brian dug the foundation for the Glass Castle so that Rex could start building. The foundation hole they made started getting filled with garbage, Jeannette says, "But that was for the Glass Castle" and Rex responds saying, "It's a temporary measure." Jeannette explains, "He explained that he was going to hire a truck to cart the garbage to the dump all at once. But he never got around to that, either." I believe this was Jeannette's last straw in believing Rex's lies. This was the beginning of their family falling apart, and a tear in her relationship with Rex. The picture shows a broken heart which symbolizes Rex and Jeannette's broken relationship.

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Jeannette didn't grow up normally like other children. They would always be moving so Jeannette didn't always have friends, she says, "We'd make friends with them, but not close friends, because we knew we'd be moving on sooner or later". They also wouldn't always be in school because of how much they were moving, Jeannette says, "We might enroll in school, but not always. Mom and Dad did most of our teaching." Their life as children were not as the normal would be expected. They were non-conformed to social standards but Jeannette turned out fine and did well for herself despite that. The picture shows nonconformity and how people will all act and be the same but it isn't bad to be different.