The Glass Castle Alcoholism

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The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle is a memoir by jeannette walls. She writes the story from her perspective showing the reader the challenges she faced due to poverty.One of the many challenges is living with parents who couldn’t keep a job. Alcoholism was a barrier between Rex and his family. although Jeanette’s parents were irresponsible, Lazy and careless, they managed to raise their children into well-educated adults . They taught their children to be Strong , self-reliant and seek knowledge . These are valuable traits that last forever and help with success.

Throughout the story the Walls family moves to different towns due to Rex inability to pay his bills. Despite that, Rex tries to impress his kids, Jeanette explains ‘Mom, however,

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