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There are multiple ways that my family and I are different from Jeannette and her family. As I mentioned previously, Rose Mary and Rex's parenting style is very nonchalant and they believe that letting their kids have their own unguided independence is what allows them to learn from their experiences. My parents do allow my siblings and I to learn from our mistakes and experiences, but they do guide and give us advice. They are there for emotional support and take our feelings into consideration unlike Rose Mary and Rex. An example of this was when Rose Mary didn't think it was necessary to inform the kids about their grandmother's passing.

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Throughout pages 55-101, social class is a reoccurring issue in Jeannette and her family's life. Their income is very unstable as their parents are always in between jobs. The children's proper education is also not consistent as sometimes they're enrolled in school and sometimes they're not. Jeannette's family is incapable of budgeting and maintaining money to even survive. Her father is not financially responsible as he splurges any amount of money he has on things that don't last or things that aren't necessities. Rose Mary also spends money on art supplies instead of genuine necessities her and her family lack.

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As they're on their way to Phoenix, Rose Mary bluntly tells Jeannette her grandma passed away. "There's no reason to grieve,"..."We've all got to go someday... "And now we have a place to live." This is yet another characterization of how nonchalant Rose Mary is. She doesn't think it's important to inform her children that their grandma passed and she doesn't believe that they should grieve even though their young children and it's their grandmother. I believe that this quote really emphasizes Rose Mary's selfishness as she didn't grieve her mother's death and just thinks about how she now has a place to stay.

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1. The meaning of a text changes as you reread it due to the shift in one's perspective. Discussing the text with others and rereading it after allows the audience to perceive what the author is trying to convey in different ways.

2. My personal experiences of constantly moving and having a somewhat strict mother is affecting my perceptions of the story. I moved between New York and California and lived in many different places in both states. Due to my memories of that, I understand how it feels to constantly be on the move. My mother being somewhat strict also affects my perception because Rose Mary is such a care free, non-strict mother. She allows her children to do things that surprise me as my mother would never let my siblings or I even think about doing.

3. My values alter my perception of the text because I believe that children sometimes need to be guided and supervised to keep them safe. Since Rose Mary and Rex's parenting style is very nonchalant and has extreme freedom, sometimes her children get into trouble. Some examples of this is when Jeanette and Brian blew up the shed and all their father said to them was, "It's a place where no rules apply...You-all got a little close to it today." (Walls 61)

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1. Throughout the first couple of pages, there is a reoccurring pattern in the main character, Jeannette's life as she and her family never had an established home. The effect of this pattern allows the reader to visualize the chaos and struggle of Jeannette Walls. As her life is visibly unstable, the audience that can relate is able to feel for the character during the memoir.

2. The writer's diction reflect the work's meaning because it shows the reality of unstable families. The inappropriate and causal language emphasizes the transparency of her memoir. It allows the readers to have raw reactions like she experienced throughout her life.

3. The author uses rhetorical strategies such as pathos to enhance the story. When Jeannette was 5 years old, the door of her father's car opened and she fell out. She described the horror, pain, and how terrified she was. This creates the mood of terror as she is a baby that went through such intense trauma.

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As Jeannette tells her mother that she is going to care and nurture the Joshua tree for her, she replies with a frown, "It's the Joshua tree's struggle that gives it its beauty." This quote stands out to me because I also believe that struggling is essential for character development. It allows the individual to be humble throughout their life and be a better person for certain situations.

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Education is a social issue in Jeannette's life as her and her siblings are always on the move. They are never in an established place to be able to go to school and receive a proper education. Jeannette and her siblings are not doing online work or schooling which is something that is required more especially in society today. Education is such an important thing not only when children are growing, but in the future to better themselves and be able to have good jobs. Being on the road all the time doesn't allow them to genuinely learn and get the proper education that's required for their age.

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I could relate to the characters' struggles because my family has been through very similar hardships. I do believe that the success after a long, hard process of struggling is more beautiful than something that is just handed to one or done with ease. I think it's more satisfying and enjoyable, something that makes you proud of yourself. My family is alike in some ways to Jeannette's family such as moving a lot, having kids be independent, etc.