Yair - Glass Castle by Yair Gabriel-800000249

Personal Reflection

800000249 — 2025-01-17 17:11:26 UTC

One Experience i share with characters is First, i experience what Jeanette had been with Billy, Billy represents a kid who i known back in elementary school, He would laugh at me for no reason,sometimes bully me, He wasn't the same as billy like when he S.A Jeanette, but i know hes a bully and shared almost the same traits as billy. He wasn't a good person. My family quite had the same experiences, for example when my mom met this guy in 2019, he started to show some traits of Rex and my moms traits were some of rose Mary, My moms ex started to become an alcoholic and would have affairs with other women and my mom was quite of rose Mary because every time i attempted to help to her get out of situations with her ex, she becomes hostile and would remind me that if the cops came and they see me witnessing domestic violence, i would be taken away by the social worker. What i learned from Rex walls is that he would use to spend the money on beer and which causes them to be behind on rent of thier former homes and i didn't experience this because i cant yet drink nor i will never and i cant spend my money on expensive things and just like what Bob Marley quoted and his final words "Money cant buy life"

Motif

800000249 — 2025-01-17 17:11:26 UTC

One Motif i chose is family because first,families have been into our lives more than the people you have met, They will always be there for you. Second,Families before us have been through the hardest times in our lives, for example if they lived in Europe in the 1930s-1940s they lived during the great depression and World War 2, some families before us might have lived during other historical times. Third not all families are perfect because some live with families with terrible people, it could be their mom,dad or grandparents. Finally, Just like Jeanettes family, no matter if they are drunks or have no passion for art, there are some that will always teach valuable lessons.

Quote

800000249 — 2025-01-17 17:11:26 UTC

"He told me we were going to check out, Rex Walls style" - Walls (14)

Jeanette explains that after her dad had an argument with a Doctor he tells Jeanette that he was going to get her out of here. This quote stood out to me because Rex was going to take the risk to take Jeanette away from the hospital because he believes that the hospital isn't accomplishing anything.

Formalist Lens

800000249 — 2025-01-17 17:11:26 UTC

I think the Author Jeannette Walls have left some gaps that she should have added to her Book the Glass Castle, First, she could have added on how she didn't saw her parents as cruel,chaotic and merciless in the beginning of the book. Second she could have added more on her grandparents since we know little about them besides Jeannette's grandmother. Third, Jeannette may have filled in more information about her parents childhood and how their actions impacted their children. An event about the Authors personality was when Jeannette's dad took her away from the hospital because of an argument with a doctor as he took her away, she saw this as a "heroic" action and this tells her personality that she does not care that her dad was doing something bad instead it was a "heroic" way. Another thing that tells about her personality is that when she lid herself on fire and she just stood in her chair without moving this shows that she was scared for her life. Third Jeanette's personality is shown as brave,kind and a bit of a risk taker like setting things on fire for example. The characters emotions and behaviors impact on their physiological States, First when Jeanette's dad met her mom, he saw her like cling like if it was love at first sight for him, Second when Jeanette was thrown away from the cars door, she felt abandoned and she thought she would never see her family like what they did to their Cat. Third,

Social Class Lens

800000249 — 2025-01-17 17:11:26 UTC

First, One feeling that evoked me was when Jeanette was in the hospital due to self ignite of fire and i also went to the hospital but for a different reason, it had something to do with my ear and i was 3-4 years old when it happen quite almost as Jeanette's age and my feeling was i going deaf and never able to hear again. Second, The works intended audience was for people who also had the same experience as the authors and sets a reminder on how parents could be neglect and cruel but compassionate and loving to their children. Third, The economic conditions on thier lives is horrible because they are so in debt, they have to move from house to house and the parents cant afford the rent and rexs former spending on beer and gambling a lot.