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"Good to see you,"  I said as I kissed them. "It's been a while" pg 278
Even though Rose Mary and Rex have put Jeannette and her siblings through so much hardship, she still has a place in her heart to love her parents.

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"there's nine hundred and fifty bucks," Dad said. He opened the plastic bag, and a fur coat tumbled out. "That there's mink. You should be able to pawn it for fifty, at least."pg264
Rex was never able to provide for his family, but when it came down to it, he managed to get enough money to help his daughter stay in school. Jeannette forgave him for the 17 years of poverty and hardships and accepted the money, showing she forgives Rex.

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"My art career is going to flourish in Phoenix. I can just feel it." .... "we're off on another adventure..." pg93
Rose Mary is so detached from reality, she doesn't even put her children as a priority. They have moved to a new area where there may be a chance for the family to make money and live a stable life, but Rose Mary only thinks about her art career and her fantasy of making it big.

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"If you had weak eyes, mom believed, they needed exercise to get strong. The way she saw it, glasses were like crutches." pg96
The walls family is so detached from modern society, they won't conform to basic things. Glasses have been used for years, but Rose Mary still believes they're not needed.

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I stared at his plans. "Dad," I said, "you'll never build the glass castle." pg238
Jeannette always stood up for Rex and at one time believed the promises he had made to his family. On her last day with him, she finally told him he'd never build the things he promised. She confronted him about the broken promise he had made to his family to give them hope.

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"What Lori liked most about Ken and Bob's description was that the city attracted people who were different." pg 223
As Lori began to mature, she was beginning to realize her identity. She realized that she was different from everybody in Welch, and that she had the potential to go somewhere else and express herself and her real Identity.