The Glass Castle by Kayden Wagner https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t A memoir from Jeannette Walls en-us 2019-10-09 15:02:21 UTC 2025-11-06 23:10:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Coming of Age/Identity 385334 https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654513 She realizes that being a writer doesn’t have to mean being isolated like Mom—instead a writer can be intimately acquainted with the world, and “know what was really going on.” Jeannette decides that this is what she wants to do.
The picture below is relevant to the above quote of Jeannette finally finding a good place to be because it's people working at a newspaper which is how Jeannette realized what she wanted to do in life. The theme of coming of age and identity is present because Jeannette found her place and grew up to be an amazing writer. 
]]> 2019-10-09 15:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654513 Forgiveness 385334 https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654617 “I could not imagine what my life would be like- without him in it. As awful as he could be, I always knew he loved me in a way no one else ever had.” 
-Jeannette Walls
The picture below represents erasing the past and I believe that is a good representation of the theme of forgiveness. Although the Walls children always had it rough, their parents never left them and Jeannette says she wouldn't know the person she is today if it weren't for the experiences her parents gave her while growing up. 
]]> 2019-10-09 15:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654617 Non-Conformity 385334 https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654773 “Why do I always have to be the one who earns the money?” Mom asked. “You have a job. You can earn money. Lori can earn money, too. I’ve got more important things to do.” - Rose Mary Walls
The picture is a person going in the opposite direction of other people because they don't follow the rules and they prefer to do what they want. The theme of non-conformity is best portrayed by Rose Mary Walls because she doesn't think she needs to get a job and she believes the kids can do all the work for the family. 
]]> 2019-10-09 15:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654773 Unconditional Love 385334 https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654884 “But I’m goddamn proud of you, Mountain Goat, the way you turned out. Whenever I think of you, I figure I must have done something right.”
-Rex Walls
The picture of the mountain goat is to resemble the time when Rex called Jeannette his mountain goat. This is an example of unconditional love because no matter what happened, Rex continued to love and be proud of Jeannette endlessly. 
]]> 2019-10-09 15:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395654884 Self Sufficiency 385334 https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395655081 "You think I'm some sort of goddamn charity case." -Rex Walls
This picture below resembles the idea that Rex and Rose Mary don't except any sort of charity. This is relevant to the theme of self sufficiency because, when Jeannette attempts to give her father new clothes, he denies them and gets up and leaves. 
]]> 2019-10-09 15:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/395655081 Broken Promises 385334 https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/396469189 “We had some times, didn't we?'
'We did.'
'Never did build that Glass Castle.'
'No. But we had fun planning it.” 
-Jeannette and Rex Walls
The glass castle which is in the picture below, demonstrated a theme of broken promises. The glass castle represents broken promises because Rex always told the kids it would eventually get built but he just let it become a place for all their trash to get dumped into. 
]]> 2019-10-11 00:13:38 UTC https://padlet.com/385334/asni7jhshc1t/wish/396469189