The Glass Castle - Jeannette's Pride

Jeannette's Pride Statements:
1) Even though Jeannette knows that her dad has a drinking problem, she will not allow others to talk poorly about her dad or ruin their lives.
2) Jeannette's trying to stand up to her father and ger her mom to stand up to her dad.
3) Jeannette has pride for her family cares what people think of them as a family, but doesn't seem to have much pride about herself.
4) Jeannette grew more as an individual in this section; she starts to set realistic goals for herself and realizes what she has to do to protect herself.
5) Jeannette is slowly realizing the truth about her father and losing pride.

Section pg. 129-179

What shocked or amazed you about the kids' antics in this section?

Section pgs. 129-179 Thought Questions

Given what we learn about Jeannette's paternal grandparents, how does this help to explain why Jeannette's father is the way he is?

The Glass Castle - Section 1 & 2 (through 125)

What did you think of The Glass Castle so far? What shocked you? Amazed you? What did you like or dislike?

Welcome!

Welcome to the Modern Literature and Society blog for first semester. As part of the class, your job will be to read and respond regularly to posts from your classmates. As guinea pigs, we will use this spot to "converse" about the reading. Please avoid spoilers if you've read ahead. For The Glass Castle, we'll use this as a practice. For future novels, part of your effort grade will include your posts. We'll discuss specifics later.