Share a favorite quote from the book and explain why it stands out. Please write in paragraph form and include the quote in the paragraph. Some guidelines to consider: A direct quotation should not be the first sentence in an expository paragraph. Include the page number after your quote. Do not use the same quote that someone else has already posted. Use specifics from your selection in your explanation. This post is due Thursday, January 17 by midnight.
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Evelyn Dillon
1/15/2019 09:56:52 am
Throughout the novel Jeanette is constantly being lied to by her father. It's commonly known that she has a soft spot for him, and he promises her that one day he is going to build her a Glass Castle. The quote that sticks out to me is "I stared at the plans. "Dad," I said, "you'll never build the Glass Castle" ( Walls 238). In this quote she finally breaks to her father that she doesn't believe his lies anymore, she is no longer naive. He shows her the "blueprints" for the Glass Castle when she comes up with the idea that she wants to move to New York. He wants her to stay, but she won't take his lies anymore. She finally sticks up to him, and declares that she knows that what he has been promising to do her whole life is a lie.
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Lizzie Lietaert
1/15/2019 10:00:48 am
Jeannette Walls did not have the most normal childhood. By the time she became an adult, she had lived all over the country. Growing up, her family would move all around, just trying to get by. She never did know where they were going. "'Where are we going, Dad?" I asked. "Wherever we end up," he said" (Walls 18). This shows exactly how her parents did things. Whenever they left their current 'home', they would drive off to an unknown destination. The parents did not plan things out, or budget money correctly; so the kids had to go along with it. They could never get too attached to items, friends, or school, because at any moment they could pick up and leave. Little did they know, this style of living would greatly affect their children in a negative way, both in current times and in the future.
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Gracie Tegtmeyer
1/16/2019 01:55:31 pm
Throughout Jeannette's life she put up with her parents, and she believed what they told her. However, as the novel goes on the reader is able to see that Jeannette starts to become more weary of her parents as she begins to mature. An example of this is when Jeannette says to her mother, "Mom, you have to leave Dad," (Walls 188). After Jeannette has finally realized what her dad is doing to their family, she is ready to take action. Jeannette wants to better her familly and her life, but its going to take a lot more work than she thinks.
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1/17/2019 03:18:51 pm
DISREGARD FIRST COMMENT
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Austin Eckhart
1/18/2019 07:39:09 am
Throughout the whole story, Jeannette Walls has to deal with everything that he parents decide to put her through. Her Dad, Rex Walls, is always forgiven for everything he does. A great quote that shows this is, "'Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said, 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear" (page 105). This quote stand out to me because her Mom refuses to leave Rex even though he is an alcoholic who just steals their money and she is giving excuses for his behavior. I couldn't ever imagine living in a family where Rex's behavior is being justified as a "cross we must bear." I think Jeannette is every brave for staying in the family as long as she did and getting out when she did with her siblings following behind her.
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