https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc A Memoir by Jeannette en-us 2018-05-23 17:49:43 UTC 2023-02-07 01:55:41 UTC hello@padlet.com 334776 https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263120828 " I always wanted a watch. Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet. That was the kind of person I wanted to be. " 
(Pg. 216)

This quote screamed Non- conformity to me because Jeanette is different she didn't want diamonds she wanted a watch because it was efficient and she could use it to possibly even help her make money and then get the diamonds if she wanted to. While everyone else is sad because they spent their money on diamonds and are now broke, Jeannette is happy because she has her watch to help her stay on track with her work and she can afford all the diamonds :,)  ]]> 2018-05-23 17:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263120828 334776 https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263121634 " I was even more worried about the baby inside Mom's swollen belly than I was about her." 
(Pg. 43) 

Jeanette's family is very chaotic. An example of chaos and order would be when Rex chases down his pregnant wife Rosemary with his car. I believe the kids are what keeps the family in order because if it wasn't for their screaming Rex would've done something dumb. ]]> 2018-05-23 17:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263121634 334776 https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263121912  "I WAS ON FIRE.  It's my earliest memory. I was three years old, ... I was standing on a chair in front of the stove, wearing a pink dress my grandmother had bought for me. ... But at that moment, I was wearing the dress to cook hot dogs, watching them swell and bob in the boiling water. I could hear Mom in the next room singing while she worked on one of her paintings. I stabbed one of the hot dogs with a fork and bent over and offered it to him... but when I stood up and started stirring the hot dogs again, I felt a blaze of heat on my right side. I turned to see where it was coming from and realize. I screamed. I smelled the burning and heard a horrible crackling as the fire singed my hair and eyelashes. Mom ran into the room. "Mommy, help me!" I shrieked. I was still standing on the chair, swatting at the fire with the fork I had been using to stir the hot dogs." 
(Pg.9)

This quote reminded me of self sufficiency because at the age of 3 Jeannette had to cook for her self because her mom was to busy painting. Although it ended up in a horrible accident, it proved that Jeannette was basically independent and self sufficient. ]]> 2018-05-23 17:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263121912 334776 https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263122138 " That's right," Dad said. "No one else owns them. You just have to claim it before anyone else does, ... ' Claiming a star as your own has every bit as much logic to it.' ' I want that one," I said. Dad grinned. "That's Venus," he said. Venus was only a planet, he went on, and pretty dinky compared to real stars. She looked bigger and brighter because she was much closer than the stars." 
(Pg. 40)

The reason I chose this to be my fantasy vs Reality was because you can't really claim something and make it yours. Rex had some wild ideas like making a glass castle and now wants to give them a star because he can't afford to get them real gifts. I think it's cute but it's all just fantasy. ]]> 2018-05-23 17:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263122138 334776 https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263122339   "Erma can't let go of her misery," Mom said. "It's all she knows." She added that you should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. "Everyone has something good about them," she said. "You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that." "Oh yeah?" I said. "How about Hitler? What was his redeeming quality?" "Hitler loved dogs," Mom said without hesitation." 
(Pg. 144)

I chose this quote because it really shows how forgiving Rosemary can be, the fact that she can forgive Hitler is quite astonishing. I don't think I ever saw her be non forgiving, her having a life in poverty was quite beautiful because she learned to see the best in people, even the ones that shunned her and were mean. ]]> 2018-05-23 17:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263122339 334776 https://padlet.com/334776/52ccw2r13djc/wish/263122475  ' I took a breath and said. "Do you think you could maybe stop drinking?" Dad said nothing. He was staring down at the cement patio, and when he turned to me, his eyes had a wounded look, like a dog who's been kicked. "You must be awfully ashamed of your old man," he said. "No," I said quickly. "It's just I think Mom would be a lot happier. Plus, we'd have the extra money." 
(Pg. 116) 

I'm not gonna lie this part really got me. The reason I thought this was unconditional love was because Rex had a problem with drinking and even though it was pretty difficult he considered this and went through with it for his daughters birthday. 

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