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The Glass Castle Study Guide

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by Jeannette Walls
About 55 pages (16,420 words)
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The Glass Castle is a memoir written by journalist, Jeannette Walls. Jeannette writes about her unique childhood, sharing her fond memories of her father and mother. She tells how they refused to conform to society's ideas of responsibility, leaving their children to fend for themselves for even the most basic of needs, such as food and shelter. Jeannette tells her story in a straightforward fashion that is not touched with anger or self-pity, belying events that often shock her readers with her almost innocent presentation of the facts. The Glass Castle is an astonishing memoir that will leave the reader both stunned by the tragic circumstances of Jeannette's childhood and awed by her strength. (read more)
      Part One, A Woman on the Street,
      Part Two, The Desert, Pages 9-61 ,
      Part Two, The Desert, Pages 62-125,
      Part Three, Welch, Pages 129-183,
      Part Three, Welch, Pages 183-241,
      Part Four, New York City, and Part Five, Thanksgiving,

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