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Page 279, "A picture of a daughter hugging her father."

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Unconditional Love is The Glass Castle's fifth major theme. On pages 278-279, Rex calls Jeannette while she's at work and asks her to come visit him at the Lower East Side where he was staying. They begin to reconnect and reminisce over memories and that's when Rex posed the question, "But you always loved your old man, didn't you?" "I did, Dad," I said. And you always loved me." This quote highlights Jeannette and Rex's unwavering love for one another despite all of their hardships and shortcomings.

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Page 173, "A picture of an empty wallet"

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The Walls family's impoverished way of life is the first significant theme. When the kids start sixth grade, Jeannette is desperately searching for something to eat and comes across plenty of left-over food in the trashcan and mentions, "When other girls came in and threw away their lunch bags in the garbage pails, I'd go retrieve them." This quote emphasizes the family's struggles to find a sustainable food source, forcing the kids to go fend for themselves however they can.

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Page 238, "A Picture of a female striving to reach her goal."

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The fourth major theme in The Glass Castle is determination. On page 238, Rex heads up to Jeannette's room with blueprints under his arm and asks Jeannette if she has a minute. They both head down to the living room and Rex puts his plans for the glass castle on display for her. Jeannette, knowing how her father is, claims that he'll never actually get around to finishing the glass castle. Rex tells her that he would and asked if she still had faith in him. That's when Jeannette says, "As soon as I finish classes, I'm getting on the next bus out of here. If the bus stops running, I'll hitchhike. I'll walk if I have to. Go ahead and build the Glass Castle, but don't do it for me." This quote shows Jeannette's persistent determination to build a fulfilling life for herself and get out of her current situation whenever she can, however she can, and as soon as she can.

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Page 5, "A picture of a female finally learning to love and accept herself."

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Acceptance is The Glass Castle's sixth and last major theme. In the beginning of the book, Jeannette, out of embarrassment, hides herself after seeing her mother digging through a dumpster. Feeling regretful, Jeannette contacts her mother through a friend and proposes a meet-up over lunch at her mother's favorite Chinese restaurant. Jeannette explains her reasonings as to why she hid from her mother and Rose Mary responds, "That's exactly what I'm saying. You're way too easily embarrassed. Your father and I are who we are. Accept it." This quote makes it very clear that Rose Mary is not ashamed of who she is and has embraced her current situation in life and suggests that Jeannette accepts them for who they are.

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Page 186, "A picture of two parents neglecting the safety of their child."

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Negligence is the second significant theme in The Glass Castle. On page 186, Jeannette and Brian go out looking for junk to sell to buy food for the family. While they were searching, they stumbled upon a two-carat diamond ring and showed it to their mother. The kids ask what it's worth and Rose Mary states it doesn't matter because they're not selling it. Jeannette asks why and further explains that they could get a lot of food from selling this ring. Rose Mary then states, “That's true, but it could also improve my self-esteem. And at times like these, self-esteem is even more vital than food." Rose Mary's neglect for her children's basic needs is apparent in this quote. She often displays narcissistic and selfish behavior, which can be seen through her lack of care for her kids.

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Page 155, "A picture of a dugout hole, the foundation for The Glass Castle."

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The novel's countless broken promises are the third major theme. When they moved to Welch, Brian and Jeannette wanted to make the most of it and Rex helps them by showing a spot nearby where they can build a little project. After a month's hard work, the Walls family found out they couldn't afford to pay the town's trash-collection fee, and that's when Rex decided to dump all of their trash in the hole they had dug. Jeannette writes, "One day Dad told us to dump it in the hole. “But that’s for the Glass Castle,” I said. “It’s a temporary measure.” Dad told me." According to this quote, Rex never fully intended to build the "Glass Castle" even though he had assured Jeannette and Brian that they would.