1. I don't share many similarities with these characters except for one with Jeanette. That similarity would be that when I was a kid I too was very independent and I was able to do certain tasks on my own.

2. Jeanette's family is very unique and I can't think of a way that their family shares any similarities with mine.

3. I've noticed and admired that the people with less in their life, like money, family, happiness or whatever it may be, they always have the characteristic of being humble and having humility.

Right from the start of the book we're given an idea of how the parents of Jeanette act and how it shaped Jeanette's life. Jeanette's father has a far fetched plan that is going to be good for the family, but at the same time is ignoring the future and well being of his kids. Jeanette's grandma is offering help and a place to stay for Rex and his family but he always turns the offer down, stating that he doesn't need anyone's help or insight. This choice to shut down the outside world causes his family to be on a constant move and never have a sense of home or wellbeing.

Q. 3) The event of Jeanette's dress setting on fire and causing severe burns is a good look into what her life is like. This section of the book gives us character information on what the parents of Jeanette are like. Her parents give their kids a lot of free will and seem to be distant when it comes to the safety of their kids.

Q. 6) A rhetorical strategy used throughout this book is pathos (emotions). We see actions and decisions of characters that aren't usually normal be made normal by using a young and innocent Jeanette outlook on things. Actions like her father rushing her out of the hospital are made to look heroic and change our emotional thoughts of the character.

Q. 2) Values always have an important effect on someone's perspective when reading or hearing about something. Somebody's personal experiences will always give someone a different outlook on the things in life.

Q. 3) People from different time periods have different values and perspectives than we do today.

This living situation is probably the worst it has been for the kids, Erma is a cruel woman and shows little to no remorse for other people, even her own grandchildren. Erma is very cruel to the kids and the family doesn't have any money to move anywhere else.

In this section of the book, race played an important role in changing the lives of the characters. Near the end of this chapter we get to see a really dark characteristic of Erma. An entire two or more pages show us that Erma is racist and that is conflicting with Jeanette's beliefs. While Erma is strongly racist, Jeanette believes that all people should be treated equally and that downgrading them is unfair. Erma and Jeanette get into a big argument and it is one of the main reasons that the Walls family is forced to move out of Erma's house.

There is a health concern with the walls family, physically yes, but more to do with their mental health. There is no doubt that everything they've been through as a family has affected them in one way or another, and we can see some of the damages through Rex. Rex has hurt his family with his drinking problem and his abusiveness, especially towards Rose. The main reason that the family can't heal from their mental wounds is because of their views of Rex. They see him as the hero of the family and as someone they need, and because they view him as that, they are more forgiving and forgetful whenever he falls back into alcohol or being abusive. This repetition of hurt and forgive has not allowed the family to heal and grow.