Discussion Questions for The Glass Castle by James Coleman https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv As you listen to your peers discuss The Glass Castle, please respond to one or all of these posts. You must at least respond to one discussion question in class. (Pages 61-125) en-us 2018-11-16 16:43:50 UTC 2021-08-22 16:29:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/80513364/5f800813a992935a5e6ab8d0800af648eb4a8737/190a779e012cc7b7c3ded2361183ad8f.jpg What are some of the problems with Rex Walls drinking? Do you believe the failedpromise Rex made with Jeanette to stop drinking with affect her loyalty and expectations of him? jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340559 2018-11-16 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340559 Rex tells Jeannette she is his “favorite child.” Discuss their relationship. How is it similar / distinct from other relationships in the piece? jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340561 2018-11-16 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340561 What is better - a life in nature, away from the pressures of society? Or life as a part of a town or city, where you have to conform to the social expectations and pressures? Explain your answer jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340563 2018-11-16 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340563 What other significant moments involving fire have you noticed? What symbolic value may it have in these moments? jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340564 2018-11-16 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305340564 We talked about connections to The Catcher in the Rye - any connections to Dead Poet’s Society? Remember: no surface level answers! Thematic connections. jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305940292 2018-11-19 14:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305940292 Have you noticed any new emerging motifs, or any symbols / symbolic moments that are important? Discuss their possible meaning. jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305940779 2018-11-19 14:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305940779 What story or event in this section interested or impacted you the most? Why was that story especially captivating or important? jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305941903 2018-11-19 14:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305941903 What are Jeannette and her siblings learning as a result of their lifestyle? What beliefs are they developing? Explain how you know. jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305942009 2018-11-19 14:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305942009 Who is to more blame for the family’s financial issues? Rex, or Rose Mary? Explain your thoughts. jcoleman37 https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305942644 2018-11-19 14:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305942644 Meghan Saba sabame https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305983987 In the class castle when Jeannette gets older she isn’t like her parents and has a good job and lives in New York and her parents don’t approve of the way she lives and thats what happeneds in catcher when his parents want him to be a doctors or a lawyer and he wants to be an actress but his father doesnt approve of that ]]> 2018-11-19 15:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jcoleman37/mkbzwehkt2cv/wish/305983987