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" Dad I said you guys need the money more than I do." It's yours," since when is it wrong for a father to take care of his little girl." pg 265
This picture shows the love Jeannette always had toward her father out of all the things he made her go through. She worried for her father even when she was angry at him. The quote shows how after everything when Jeannette needed the money to enroll to Barnard he helped her out.

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In the memoir Self sufficiency is shown in different characters. The person that shows more self sufficiency is Lori she moves out and doesn't give up she works hard and takes care of her sister Jeannette.
"Lori found us an apartment in a neighborhood we could afford." pg. 247

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Nonconformity is a memoir that throughout the story the kids showed more of it. They hated the life they had, not having a stable home, and eating cat food. “But Mom,” I said, “that ring could get us a lot of food.”

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"Do you think you could maybe stop drinking?" pg.116
Broken promises took place in many parts of the story but one of the most heart breaking promises was when Jeannette asked Rex to promise to stop drinking as her birthday present something he couldn't even keep.

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"I stared at the plans Dad I said you'll never build the glass castle." "Are you saying you don't have faith in your old man." pg 238
The parents are living in a fantasy world, with Rex building the glass castle and Rose Mary becoming an artist. They were nothing close to that they were bums but they believed they lived just like other people.

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In the memoir forgiveness, I feel forgiveness is something so difficult and shameful for the kids at the point where their parents did not protect them like any parent should've protected their child when they were getting sexually harassed.
"All dad said to me was "keep your legs closed, honey, and keep em closed tight."
pg.212