https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o en-us 2022-10-31 20:44:00 UTC 2022-12-09 07:53:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 3774542 https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2409798227 Jeannette begins to lose faith after being disappointed so many times by her father's empty promises. While in Welch Jeannette found herself pimped out by her father to swindle a miner named Robbie out of a measly $80 playing 8 Pool of which she would only receive $40. After losing $80 to Rex Robbie decided to take Jeannette to his apartment and "screw" her as compensation. While Jeannette was being sexually assaulted by Robbie she thought to herself "Dad said to holler if I needed him, but I didn't want to scream. I was so angry at Dad I couldn't bear the idea of him rescuing me." Disappointed and angry at her father for putting her in such a precarious and horrible situation she decides to place her faith in herself and manages to escape by smooth-talking and "turning off" Robbie. After telling her father she was attacked, Rex disregards her claiming that the experience was something he knew Jeannette could handle which would only further disappoint Jeannette.]]> 2022-12-05 21:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2409798227 3774542 https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2411327603 Jeannette Walls from an early age was self sufficient giving insight on her childhood early on in the memoir when she recalls, "I was three years old, and we were living in a trailer park in a southern Arizona town whose name I never knew. I was standing on a chair in front of the stove, wearing a pink dress my grandmother bought for me." Later she adds, "But at that moment, I was wearing the dress to cook hot dogs......" At only three years old Jeannette was cooking hot dogs something very unusual for a child her age given that providing food is the parent's job. ]]> 2022-12-06 21:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2411327603 3774542 https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2411331452 Despite Rose Mary Walls not being the most stable person mentally and socially she provides her daughter Lori with comforting words so to not worry her stating, "Sometimes you need a little crisis to get your adrenaline flowing and help you realize your potential." These words could serve as a life lesson for Lori and her other children. It could also be a subliminal message to her daughter to look at her childhood as not a barrier preventing her from reaching her potential but rather a stepping stone. Either way Rose Mary's words contain a weight of optimism, which falls in line with her character. Mary also says "Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are" once again reaffirming her philosophy about accepting even the most dire and uncomfortable of situations.

]]> 2022-12-06 21:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2411331452 3774542 https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2414923577 Throughout the memoir Rex and Rose Mary Walls show off their narcissistic tendencies by either hoarding food from their children and overall putting their needs and desires above those of their children. In part 3 of the memoir Rex ruins a clay bust of Shakespeare made by Lori, in hopes of winning a scholarship to get out of Welch, however after being confronted for ruining it Rex claims  "I elevated it" unable to recognize his mistake. Rex later tells Lori "You're in a horse race but you're thinking like a sheep. Sheep don't win horse races." once again not recognizing his mistake in ruining the bust due to his own grudge against Shakespeare out of belief he is a fraud. Later on he steals money from his daughters(money which would be used to fund Lori's move to New York) to disappear and waste it on his vices, but when confronted he again refuses to take accountability and victimizes himself.]]> 2022-12-08 22:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2414923577 3774542 https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2415305151
The Glass Castle was always the promised future home for the Walls and it was a symbol of hope and of a better life. Rex would promise his children to build the Glass Castle once he had the resources but due to his alcoholism, gambling addiction, and other vices it would eventually prove to be an empty promise. Despite his children moving past the dream of the Glass Castle after its foundation became their garbage hole, Rex would continue to use the Glass Castle as a form of leverage to try and win over his children. When Jeannette announces her plan to move to NY, Rex attempts to convince her to stay via the dream of the Glass Castle to which she replies "Dad" "you'll never build the Glass Castle." This reinstates the fact that the Rex's promise of building the Glass Castle not only won't come true, but neither will his promise of providing for his family.]]> 2022-12-09 07:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2415305151 3774542 https://padlet.com/3774542/wsen8cckvur7b37o/wish/2415330496 Jeannette, Brian, and Lori were all gifted individuals but they were also determined to improve their lives especially after living in Welch. It was their determination that allowed them to escape Welch, West Virginia and begin their life anew. Jeannette's perseverance however was noted to be her best quality as stated by Rose Mary " "No one expected you to amount to much," she told me. "Lori was the smart one, Maureen the pretty one, and Brian the brave one. You never had much going for you except that you always worked hard."" Despite being labeled as only the "hard-working one" Jeannette managed to make it out of Welch through her hard work, studying, saving money, and keeping some semblance of order. Brian's contribution to Lori's NY fund was also due to hard work mowing lawns. Even while in NY Jeannette worked at a Brooklyn newspaper and worked hard for a college degree.

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