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"All of Dad's engineering skills and mathematical genius were coming together in one special project: a great big house he was going to build for us in the desert" pg. 25
This image reflects to Rex’s promise to build a Glass Castle.
This is an example of Fantasy vs. Reality because Rex made a promise to build the Castle and since he knows about engineering and mathematics, he could have built it. But in reality he didn’t have the courage or time to build it because he wastes money on unnecessary things like alcohol.

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"Mom said he had fallen off the back of the couch and crack his head open on the floor but she and dad had decided not to take him to the hospital" pg.13
This image is reflective of the Walls' family because they would rather be self reliable than self-sufficient.
This is an example of Self-Sufficient because during the hardest times of the Walls' family, Rex and Mary refuse to get help. They wanted their children not to rely on society. When their kids are injured or ill, Mary prefers to cure them at home rather than take them to a doctor.

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"The only research you're doing this is on the liver's capacity to absorb alcohol." pg 76.This image is reflective of the time when Mary had a stable job and Rex would continue drinking alcohol.
This is an example of when Mary Walls had a stable teaching job and she earned money to pay for rent and bills. In the end, Rex would end up spending it on alcohol.

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'I took a breath and said, Do you think you could maybe stop drinking?" .... I was going to take his hand, but before I could reach for it, he said, "If you don't mind, honey, I think I'd like to sit here by myself for a while."' pg 116
This picture reflects back to when Rex promised Jeannette he would stop drinking.
This is an example of Unconditional Love because Rex cares for Jeannette as she is his favorite child/daughter and it was his gift to her for her 10th birthday.

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"Six months later Maureen stabbed Mom. It happened after Mom decided it was time for Maureen to develop a little self-sufficiency by moving out and finding a place of her own... Maureen couldn't bear the idea that her own mom would kick her out onto the street, and she snapped." pg 275
This image is reflective of the time when Maureen stabbed Mary.
This is an example of Forgiveness because towards the end of the memoir, it is revealed that Mary has been keeping in touch with Maureen after she started living in California.

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"He grabbed Dad by the shoulder, but Dad pushed him off and assumed a fighting stance. Some of the men in the crowd clutched Dad's arms, and Mom asked Dad to please do what the guard had ordered." pg 109
This image corresponds to when Rex Walls was fighting with the guards at the city zoo they went to.
This is an example of Non-Conformity because Rex Walls doesn't take order from authorities. He often gets into arguments as well as fights with his bosses and the law enforcement.