In the 2005, memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette walls reveals the unfortunate tales of her early childhood life. Walls experienced a different type of childhood. Unlike some kids who grow up eating lunchables and animal crackers, Walls was contemplating what her next meal would be with her other siblings. The Walls family includes her Father, Rex, her mother, Rose Mary, her older sister, Lori, her younger brother, Brian, and her youngest sister, Maureen. Some would argue that this family was the true definition of dysfunctional. However, for this family, it’s safe to say they “function in their dysfunction” at times. (FMST lecture, 2016). Rex was from Welch, West Virginia. He was also a drunk and caused disarray to the family, but he loved
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They moved anytime they felt like it. Sometimes they moved because money was tight or if they felt like someone was after them. When they moved they didn 't spend a long time at that location. However, when they had moved to Welch, West Virginia, they called it their home. At times the children had to find food on their own. They had to either cook on their own, rely on school lunches, dug through trash, steal food or go to a friend’s house to get food. There was a time when Walls was three years old cooking hot dogs for herself. This ultimately resulted in her catching on fire (Walls, 2005, p.9). Walls was always put in dangerous situations as a young child. She had flown out of a car and was seriously hurt (Walls, 2005, p. 30). Her parents did not look at the essential part of raising children. They believed their adventure and rough life was a better life for their kids rather than providing the basics to …show more content…
There were countless times when having government assistance would be beneficial to the Walls family. It was well known by the town that they were poor. In one case child welfare had gotten involved. However, there was no serious actions taken after they stopped by (Walls, 2005 p. 194). Walls told her mother and this made her mother get a job. Another incident, involved a teacher giving the them a bag of clothes from a church drive. Rose Mary made them give it back (Walls, 2005, 159). They did not take handouts from anybody. Rex and Rose Mary would rather have their children be starve or have one meal a day than them receiving help from the government or from a local
They moved anytime they felt like it. Sometimes they moved because money was tight or if they felt like someone was after them. When they moved they didn 't spend a long time at that location. However, when they had moved to Welch, West Virginia, they called it their home. At times the children had to find food on their own. They had to either cook on their own, rely on school lunches, dug through trash, steal food or go to a friend’s house to get food. There was a time when Walls was three years old cooking hot dogs for herself. This ultimately resulted in her catching on fire (Walls, 2005, p.9). Walls was always put in dangerous situations as a young child. She had flown out of a car and was seriously hurt (Walls, 2005, p. 30). Her parents did not look at the essential part of raising children. They believed their adventure and rough life was a better life for their kids rather than providing the basics to …show more content…
There were countless times when having government assistance would be beneficial to the Walls family. It was well known by the town that they were poor. In one case child welfare had gotten involved. However, there was no serious actions taken after they stopped by (Walls, 2005 p. 194). Walls told her mother and this made her mother get a job. Another incident, involved a teacher giving the them a bag of clothes from a church drive. Rose Mary made them give it back (Walls, 2005, 159). They did not take handouts from anybody. Rex and Rose Mary would rather have their children be starve or have one meal a day than them receiving help from the government or from a local