Outside Reading 4

As soon as Mr. Walls loses his job, or rather quits his job to look for gold and more money, the whole family starts to return to their old lifestyle of hunger and madness. There is no food in the house for weeks at a time and so Jeanette and Brian have found ways to get food that many would consider as wrong. They go to play at friends houses and steal food while there or get food from other kids' lunches at school during recess. Brian got caught stealing a jar of pickles from the neighbors and had to eat it as punishment since it was spoiled. The family is starting to fall apart again and no one will do anything to change that or help out. The family also gets into a big fight when Jeanette tells her mom she is hungry cause she broke one of the unwritten rules of their family. It is to never complain and to believe that their family is actually living a big adventure. Thw Walls family tried to keep this long optimistin life and finally it is starting to break down and become more realistic. After Jeanette says that, her mom and dad get into a big fight and try to fight over who is to blame. When a family just breaks under pressure, you never know what is to come of it. If they will break up or if they will be able to pull through and find a way around their problems. I am curious to see what happens next with the Walls family in The Glass Castle.