https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625 Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2019-10-09 16:45:55 UTC 2025-04-29 19:58:03 UTC hello@padlet.com dennistran2588 https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/395719461 "Parents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world you had to earn it."
This quote represents the time when Jeannette fell out of a car and thought her parents were going to leave her but they ended up coming back and her father told her that he'll never let her go. The image represents the unconditional love her father showed Jeannette when he turned the car around for her.]]> 2019-10-09 16:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/395719461 dennistran2588 https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/395836382 "Age is a question of mind over matter." If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."' This quote represents the time when Jeannette was in 5th grade she realizes that her parent's are not going to help her, she has to help herself and survive. The images shows the realization that Jeannette had when she knew she had to rely on herself to survive.]]> 2019-10-09 19:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/395836382 dennistran2588 https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396505897 "One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes." This quote refers to the time where Rex tells his children about the big project which is the glass castle, but he never really builds it. For Jeannette's whole childhood she thought that the Glass Castle will be created but she figures out it wasn't going to happen when the hole they dig for the Glass Castle is filled with trash. This photo represents how the promise was broken when Rex promises his children all these years that he'll build the Glass Castle and it ends up being a big lie.

]]> 2019-10-11 02:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396505897 dennistran2588 https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396745819 "Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them." Jeannette forgives her father for the time where he dropped her in the pool and she nearly drowned but she ends up forgiving him because she believes that he was trying to get her to learn. The image shows Jeannette and her father when her father lets go of her but instead of getting angry at him for almost killing Jeannette she ends up forgiving him because she knew his ways of teaching.]]> 2019-10-11 15:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396745819 dennistran2588 https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396757855 “If there is anything the nonconformist hates worse than a conformist, it’s another nonconformist who doesn’t conform to the prevailing standard of nonconformity.” This quote relates to the scene where Brian cracks his head, but his dad didn't want to take him to a hospital so instead he wrapped his head in a dirty white bandage. The images shows how Rex decides to use his own ways instead of going to the hospital like a normal citizen would do.]]> 2019-10-11 15:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396757855 dennistran2588 https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396765200 “Rocky, if I’ve learned anything from my train wreck of a marriage, it’s that no one can take care of me better than I can.” Self sufficiency is throughout the whole story, the Walls' children have been taking care of themselves most of the time since their parents are really unfit. For example, when Jeannette was 3 she was able to cook hotdogs by herself without anyone helping her. Since the Walls' household barely had any food, Jeannette had to dumpster dive at school for food because her family did not have enough money to buy her lunch. The images explains how Jeannette decides to use her own ways instead of always asking for help she fends for herself.]]> 2019-10-11 16:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dennistran2588/7eqjwr4ah625/wish/396765200