“I was your cure. You were my disease. I was saving you, but you were killing me” (Unknown). In the novel The Glass castle written by written by Jeannette Walls, the middle child, the caretaker of the family, and also her father’s favorite. She brings him hope, joy and is the only one who really believes in him. Without her, Rex might just be an alcoholic more than he is now. Jeanette starts growing up realizing what is bad and what is good which helps her make better decisions in life. Over the course of the novel Jeannette gradually begins to distance herself farther and farther away from her beloved father.
Jeannette is the one her father could depend on and knew she will always stick up for him. During many points in the novel, the Walls family has to scavenge around for food. Jeannette’s parents are unable to take care of Jeannette and her siblings, because they are unable to have stable jobs and, if they are, they cannot keep them for long. Her older sister, Lori, sometimes shows frustration at this. At one point in the novel, Lori states: “Dad has to start carrying his weight” (Walls 78). Rather than agreeing with Lori, Jeannette sticks up for her dad and sees the positive things that…
She wants a better life for herself and she knows the only way to get that is by telling the truth so she goes on to say: “‘Dad,’ I said, ‘as soon as I finished classes, I’m getting on the next bus out of here. If the bus stops running, I’ll hitchhike. I’ll walk if I have to. Go ahead and build the glass castle, but don’t do it for me’” (Walls 238). Jeannette wants to live a better life and she sees an opportunity to do it. She started from being by her dad’s side to miles and miles away from him. Jeannette did not hesitate to make the decision to tell her father. Jeannette knew this would be a tough choice but she saw no other way to lead getting her…
