The Glass Castle
Prompt: Do children need supportive, loving, and financially secure parents in order to grow up to be healthy individuals?
The future of America, and possibly the world are growing up with parents who are more concerned with academic mind-sets, then the minds of parents from thirty years ago. The children today do need loving parents in order to grow up to be healthy individuals, because they need the child mind-set to be able to grow up, and become successful. One part here, which will probably cause argument, is that the children do need some sort of financially secure parents in order to grow up to be a healthy individual. One part that the parents don't need to offer their children, is being supportive. Although it would be very helpful, is to be supportive, the children need the correct mind-set to become that individual, and if their parents are not being very conscientious of money, they can't always get their children the right commodities for them. For example, in the edge-of-your-seat memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Jeannette grows up with two not-so-fun and non-loving parents, as well as them not being very supportive. In fact, they actually go against what Jeannette has to say most of the times, and they also take her out of extremely helpful places, to help make her better. They also abuse items and commodities, and teach their children the bad things that they usually wouldn't see in a normal home.
To start things off, Jeannette Walls grows up in a pact household of around seven people. This can be very stressful at times, and it was for her. Jeannette's father, Rex, appeared to be a common father at the beginning of the book. Being kind, helping Jeannette, giving her presents, and caring for her. Rex eventually shows his dark side, and there is even a symbol in the book that helps foreshadow this. Jeannette wakes up one night, and proclaimed there was a 'devil' under her bed, and Rex says to Jeannette, "That’s the thing to remember about all monsters: they love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run," (Walls, Pg. 35) which foreshadows how Rex loves Jeannette, but when he became mean to her and Lori, they both left her. Also, Jeannette feels awful when her dad uses her for money by letting older men sleep with her. Jeannette even says "I was to afraid to yell for him," (Walls, Pg. 229) which shows that she was to afraid to go to her dad for help. This really proves that she is unloved by her parents so much she can't even turn to them for help and advice. One last reason why she feels unloved is when she gets beat by her father. Jeannette proclaims, "I'll never be beat again, and I'll leave this joint" (Walls, Pg. 234) which really shows that she's done with her father. After her father beats her, she's basically done with him, and it's the ultimate desiciton to prove that she's unloved.
Secondly, Jeannette Walls grows up with two extremely poor parents, who can't even afford a real home. This situation really takes it toll
To start things off, Jeannette Walls grows up in a pact household of around seven people. This can be very stressful at times, and it was for her. Jeannette's father, Rex, appeared to be a common father at the beginning of the book. Being kind, helping Jeannette, giving her presents, and caring for her. Rex eventually shows his dark side, and there is even a symbol in the book that helps foreshadow this. Jeannette wakes up one night, and proclaimed there was a 'devil' under her bed, and Rex says to Jeannette, "That’s the thing to remember about all monsters: they love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run," (Walls, Pg. 35) which foreshadows how Rex loves Jeannette, but when he became mean to her and Lori, they both left her. Also, Jeannette feels awful when her dad uses her for money by letting older men sleep with her. Jeannette even says "I was to afraid to yell for him," (Walls, Pg. 229) which shows that she was to afraid to go to her dad for help. This really proves that she is unloved by her parents so much she can't even turn to them for help and advice. One last reason why she feels unloved is when she gets beat by her father. Jeannette proclaims, "I'll never be beat again, and I'll leave this joint" (Walls, Pg. 234) which really shows that she's done with her father. After her father beats her, she's basically done with him, and it's the ultimate desiciton to prove that she's unloved.
Secondly, Jeannette Walls grows up with two extremely poor parents, who can't even afford a real home. This situation really takes it toll
Good start, but unfinished.
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