https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo The Story of the Walls family en-us 2019-10-10 19:55:34 UTC 2026-03-22 17:31:23 UTC hello@padlet.com huntertv830 https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396408901           The Glass Castle, the blueprints for a house made out of glass, is what gave the book its name. It was the brainchild of Rex Walls, Jeannette's father, and the basis for this theme.  The idea was that Rex was going to strike it rich with his many schemes he had developed before they had made it to Welch.
          One quote is evident of the promise to build the Glass Castle being broken. When they first arrive in Welch, they aren't able to afford to have their garbage taken to the dump. When the kids had finished digging out the foundation, they were told to throw it into the pit. Jeannette protests and says "But that's for the Glass Castle." Her father says to her, "It's a temporary measure." The Castle is not mentioned until Jeannette is about to leave for New York. Her father tries to stop her from leaving by saying that he thinks he has figured out how to build it. The promise doesn't mean much to Jeannette at this point as she is going to essentially start a new life. The picture of the trash outside a house is representative, of course, of the garbage pit that was outside of their house on Little Hobart Street that was for the Glass Castle.]]> 2019-10-10 20:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396408901 huntertv830 https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396417690          As Jeannette grows up, she realizes what her parents are like and accepts who they are. She realizes that somethings just won't happen with them. One good example of this is when they first arrive in Welch. After living there for a little, Jeannette asks her father whether or not they are going to go home. He says, "Home?" She says, "Phoenix." They had a real house that was inherited by her mother from their grandma. Yet, they lived in a house with no insulation or indoor plumbing in Welch. Rex replies to his daughter, "This is home now." The quote represents the acceptance she has of the situation she is now in. This picture of Phoenix is reflective of the theme because she now has to accept that she will never see this again and that Welch is where she is going to live now.]]> 2019-10-10 20:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396417690 huntertv830 https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396421197          When the kids are starting to grow up, they see the conditions they are living in are not ideal to have a successful career. The kids have been figuring out the world and what they want to do as they approach college. The relationship that each other have is very strong as evident by when they start to pitch in for a "escape fund." This is maturity from all of them to save money for an education in New York. The piggy bank they saved it in was named Oz and "We told Brian about the escape fund, and he pitched in, even though we hadn't included him in our plans..." The kids bond grows stronger as they all move to New York and chase their dreams, strengthening their relationship. The picture of New York helps convey that even in a city such as this, their bond won't be lost in the winding, confusing city.]]> 2019-10-10 20:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396421197 huntertv830 https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396753509           From a very early age, the Walls kids were forced to be self-sufficiency. Jeannette's earliest memory is her being on fire because she was cooking hot dogs on a stove with a tutu on. Her mother couldn't be bothered to make food because she was painting. When questioned by nurses at the hospital, Jeannette tells them, "Mom says I'm mature for my age and she lets me cook for myself a lot." She has had to take care of herself early on because no one else would. Self-sufficiency was important to survival for her. The picture of the hot dog represents what her earliest and most scarring memory is that started the trend of self-sufficiency.]]> 2019-10-11 15:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396753509 huntertv830 https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396761101           Jeannette had an early coming of age moment when she was in seventh grade. She had found out about The Maroon Wave, the school paper, and began developing her identity from it. Just the same as her father, she had met Miss Bivens, her dad's English teacher and the person she is named after. For her father, she convinced him to finish high school and now she is showing Jeannette her way in life. Jeannette remarks, "I began to feel like I was getting the whole story for the first time, that I was being handed the missing pieces to the puzzlem and the world was making a little more sense." She had been deprived of information about the world around her when she was younger because her parents never wanted any authority over them. The picture of a silhouette of a woman is to represent that she was trying to find her identity, hence, not being able to see the face of the person in this picture.]]> 2019-10-11 16:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396761101 huntertv830 https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396767602           The bond between Jeannette and her father, Rex, is a very strong one and a good example of unconditional. There are two good examples of this. One example of this love is from the fact that her father has only given her a nickname. None of the other children have one except Jeannette. She is given the nickname "Mountain Goat" because "I never fell down when we were climbing mountains - sure footed as a mountain goat, he'd always say." This has a double meaning for her in the sense that she will never stay down from something, physical or mental. 
          The second example that plays into the meaning of "Mountain Goat" is when Rex basically pimps out his daughter to a miner named Ronnie to take some of his money. He tells her that he need her on a business trip where, after he was done getting money out of him from pool, he took her up to his room. He tried to have sex with her but Jeannette got out. Her father, splits the money with her and says, "We make a good team." Jeannette, visibly upset is asked by her father what is wrong. Jeannette tells him what happened upstairs and he says, "I knew you could handle yourself... You might have been convinced you were going to drown, but I knew you'd do just fine." The love she has for Rex is so strong that she doesn't even say anything back about the fact that he had literally just pimped her out. The picture of the heart, of course, is to show the love that they have for each other. It is an unwavering and a very strong love.]]> 2019-10-11 16:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/huntertv830/roo96ar5royo/wish/396767602