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"You're way too easily embarrassed. Your father and I are who we are. Accept it."

"And what am I supposed to tell people about my parents?"

"Just tell the truth,"Mom said. "That's simple enough."- page 5

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“But Mom,” I said, “that ring could get us a lot of food.”

“That’s true,” Mom said, “but it could also improve my self-esteem. And at times like these, self-esteem is even more vital than food.”- page 186

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If you don't want to sink, then you better figure out how to swim- page 66

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In The Glass Castle, you learn about the authors childhood and her family. The book starts with a more current part of her life as she's in New York and sees her mother dumpster diving. She was embarrassed to tell people about her family and her past because they had been homeless and her mother still was. When the book begins to talk about her childhood, it shows that her parents did not care for them as much as most parents did. Jeannette and her siblings would care for each other as their family moved about. In total, they lived in over 13 different places including  West Virginia, Arizona, California and later New York. As Jeannette got older, she thought about moving away from her parents and heading to New York with her older sister, Lori. She wasn't exactly planning to do so until her father hit her with a belt because she yelled at her mother for not wanting to go to work. In the end, her parents follow her to New York but are unable to afford any rent so they live on the streets. Jeannette had offered to help them with rent but they refused. They enjoyed their lifestyle and that was one of the reasons Jeannette was embarrassed of them. Currently, Jeannette and her husband John Taylor still live in New York and they are both writers.

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Videos

Amado Falk. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. YouTube. YouTube, 5 Sept. 2016. Web. 10 Nov. 2016.
OWN. "Jeannette Walls Lets Go of Her Shame | Oprah's Lifeclass | Oprah Winfrey Network." YouTube. YouTube, 14 Oct. 2011. Web. 10 Nov. 2016.
Images
Anna Bjorlin. "Silver Linings: Q&A with Jeannette Walls - Naples Illustrated."Naples Illustrated. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Nov. 2016.

Curious Siobhan. "Classroom as Microcosm." Classroom as Microcosm. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2016.

Book
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle: A Memoir. New York: Scribner, 2005. Print.

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Interview with the author

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Jeannette Walls Lets Go of Her Shame | Oprah's Lifeclass | Oprah Winfrey Network

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Audio of The Glass Castle

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Get your free copy of this audiobook: http://copydl.space/vabk/40/en/B0044X4QEA/audiobook Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains.