Plot Diagram

Plot Diagram

 

Exposition: The exposition in the memoir The Glass Castle is when Jeannette is in New York, traveling to a party by a Taxi Cab. While in the Taxi, Jeannette spots her mother rummaging through the trash cans on the side of the road, trying to find food. This is when we're introduced to the idea that Jeannette feels embarrassed by her parents, and that her relationship with her parents isn't what it seems.

Inciting Incident: The inciting incident was when Jeannette Walls gets burned when trying to cook hot dogs on a open-ranged stove.

Rising Action One: To start things off, one example of rising action in the memoir The Glass Castle was when Jeannette Wall's parents decided to enter her in a raffle at a fair they went to, while Jeannette was in the hospital, suffering serious burns. They then proceeded to tell her that they won, and that they went on the trip, while she was in the hospital all alone, and that it was a good time. This must have been a kick in the face to Jeannette, because this was the first time that she experienced her parents being un-loyal and extremely rude and hurtful to her.

Rising Action Two: The second example of rising action in the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, was when Jeannette was just learning how to swim with her father, when her father almost let her drown in the water! This was a very scary incident, and Jeannette wouldn't talk to her father, Rex, for a bit, but she just put it off, and claimed that if he hadn't almost let her drown, she wouldn't have learned to swim. This is a part of their relationship when she feels her father is loyal to her, when he's really not.

Rising Action Three: The third example of rising action was a little earlier in the memoir, when Jeannette gets thrown out of the Green Caboose while they were riding on the side of a rail road track. Jeannette is violently thrown of the car, and onto the ground, while her parents drive off, like nothing had happened. After being seriously hurt, she laid there long enough for all the blood on her to dry, which takes a decently long amount of time. When her parents decided to come back to get her, her father tried to hug her, and tell her that they didn't know she was missing. How could parents be so dumb to notice their door is open and that one of their children is missing? This proves to Jeannette that maybe her parents don't actually care for her, but to counteract that thought, Rex tells her that he didn't know, and blames it all on Brian, as well as making fun of him.

Rising Action Four: The final, and last example of rising action in the memoir The Glass Castle was when Rex, Jeannette's father, tries and prostitutes Jeannette for his own good at the bar. This was an extremely awful thing that Jeannette experienced, because this really put her in the position to think that her dad doesn't care for her or her brothers and sisters, and instead is just caring for himself. This shows Jeannette that she can no longer trust her dad, and that not everything her say needs to be followed.

Climax: The climax of the memoir The Glass Castle was when Jeannette gets beaten by her father with the belt. This happened because Jeannette was back talking her mom. When Jeannette was whipped by her father, she didn't think he would actually do it until he did, so when he was finished, she ran off into the woods. In the woods, she told herself that she would never get whipped again, and that she would leave for New York as soon as possible. This really broke up the relationship between Rex and Jeannette.

Falling Action One: One example of falling action in the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is when Jeannette's father breaks the piggy bank. This causes severe damage in their relationship, and even causes Lori to leave the house to go to New York.

Falling Action Two: A second example of falling action in the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is when Jeannette moves to New York. This shows that she isn't afraid of her father, and that she's willing to take risks.

Falling Action Three: A third example of falling action in the memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is when Jeannette is in the bar and gets assaulted by a few older men. This shows that she doesn't know how to handle situations like this because of her poor child hood.
Resolution: To come....