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Life In The Glass Castle By Jeannette Walls

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Everyone can dream big in life. Whether it’s to become an astronaut or the next president ,but life isn’t a dream we live in . Being realistic is more valuable than dreaming big.
First of all , being real is the safest way to achieve success. For example, in the book “ The Glass Castle” the main character Jeannette Walls had a life unlike any regular family , and her family lived a poor life and had no food or house to stay in. She dreamed about mg and living a better life, but she knew she wasn’t going anywhere. Therefore, she realized life isn’t a fairy tale ; It’s real life. She faced the fact that the only way out is to work to get money, and once she collected enough money she ran off to New York City and lived the life she wanted. Jeannette

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