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Rex constantly has a hard time living in reality rather than the fantasy world.He created blue prints for a glass castle and made his kids believe that they're going to build it all they need to do is find the gold/money.Rex insisted for years that they will live good in this castle when he should've been providing for his kids rather than giving them false hopes."I think I finally worked out how to deal with the lack of sunlight on the hillside" is what Rex said about the glass castle when Jeannette was about to leave for NYC in a attempt to convince her to stay.Rose also has the same issue she believes her art will be the next big thing so she focuses so much on her art rather than to care for her children when they're being sexually assaulted and injured.

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Non-conformist are people who don't like following the social norms and are constantly trying to "stick it to the man" by doing anything they want without caring about the outcome.Rex and Rose perfectly fall into this category.For example Rex constantly tries to leave a town when the government tries to interfere with his way of living and raising his kids.While Rose starts raising her kid differently by never really showing any sympathy towards them or giving her kids any structure/rules."We're becoming a nation of sissies" said by Rose represents her parenting methods.The walls didn't live a conformity life rather.Even after the Wall's kids left their home they lived the same life as before just now squatters in New York City and enjoyed living this way.People might say their the black sheep of the herd but everyone has their way of thinking.

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Even though Rose and Rex cannot keep a stable job to save their lives they are in some ways self-sufficient.They had one rule in the house which was to never accept any help from others or let yourself become a charity case.Even at their lowest moments they never accepted help rather they found other resources or kept a positive perspective on the problem.Instead of being on welfare they lived by the smallest portions of things they can find.After the parents returned the clothing the church gave to them they didn't accept it."we can take care of our own""we don't accept handouts from anyone"said by Rex and Rose.Instead Rose and the girls attempted to make dresses with the fabric they bought and a sewing machine that was left behind.Which shows how much they're opposed to getting any outside help.

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All the kids have experienced throughout their lives have been broken promises.The first lie they were told was that the late night move was a fun road trip or their father fleeing from the FBI but rather they had to leave because the parents are so irresponsible and couldn't afford the rent so they were evicted. Sadly the biggest lie the kids were ever told that affected all the kids but mainly Jeannette was the building of the glass castle.Rex even made blueprints that made the children believe one day they will live in a huge castle.Jeannette and Brian built a huge hole for the "foundation" of the castle."Its a temporary fixed" is what Rex said when the hole later filled by trash which is quite symbolic it perfectly represented all the broken promises and false hopes they've been believing in are in reality just garbage.

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No matter how much the four walls kids are being lied to all the time and neglected by their parents.The kids always seemed to forgive Rose and Mary.Even through the sexual assault,neglect and constant emotional abuse.The kids don't wish anything bad upon their self narcissistic "artistic" mother and alcoholic non-conformist father because they love them.Most likely because of stockholm syndrome. For example when Rose and Rex came to NYC unannounced Lori and Brian opened up their homes to Rex and Rose to live.Jeannette years later has even given Rose a place to live on her land.Rex has also hurt the kids with many broken promises yet Jeannette still loves and admires her father so very much.Jeannette and her father have a close bond unlike no other even after all the pain caused by the lies.

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Jeannette later on in interviews says she has come to accept the way her parents raised her there is no way t go back in time.Her past has shaped her into the person she is today.Rex in his last minutes accepts Jeannettes apology for not inviting him to her graduation which was such a heartwarming event.