The Glass Castle 2

This week for my outside reading, The Glass Castle, Jeanette and her family are still living under the stars without a home. She is dreaming off and thinking about the desert because the conditions are much like she expected the desert would be like. They are living out of their car but the kids still dont realize that they wont be going home any time soon. If I were put in the position of Jeanette's mother, I don't know id I'd be able to handle the situation quite as calmly as she had. She almost convinces her kids that they are just there to "live like the indians" and will be just fine. She doesnt once break down and feel ashamed of what she is doing with her life. She knows how to be strong through tough points in life. In America there are many families without homes that we dont think about every day. We dont realize the troubles they have to face or how strong they must be for their kids to grow up and become something. In The Glass Castle, we know that, in the end, Jeanette grows up to be successful and almost ashamed of the past. She knows how hard her childhood was but is still ashamed of where she came from. Her mom did not grow to become something like her daughter so when Jeanette sees her on the streets, she tries to ignore the old lady still in rags. Her mom is proud of who she is and where she came from and so chooses to not accpet the help her daughter gives her. Jeanettes mom is a very strong character who knows how to accept life and work with trouble.