The Glass Castle
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The Glass Castle
Rex Walls promised dream home with glass walls and solar power that was never built
The Glass Castle represents Rex grand promises that never materialized
Skedaddle
The Walls family practice of leaving town suddenly often to escape debts or trouble
The family would skedaddle in the middle of the night abandoning homes and possessions
Rex Walls
Jeannette brilliant but alcoholic father whose charm and dysfunction shaped the family
Rex was capable of great tenderness and teaching but also devastating neglect
Rose Mary Walls
Jeannette artist mother who prioritized her painting over her children basic needs
Rose Mary believed children should be self-sufficient and resented domestic responsibilities
Welch
The impoverished West Virginia town where the family eventually settled
Welch represented the final collapse of Rex promises and the family hitting bottom
Lori
Jeannette older sister who escaped to New York first
Lori led the way out providing a path the other children would follow
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