The Glass Castle By Jeannette Walls: An Analysis
An Analysis of Lori Walls
In the book, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls portrays her life searching for steady ground in a world of chaos, created by her alcoholic father and irresponsible mother. Lori, Jeannette’s oldest sister blazes the trail for her siblings escape from their whirlwind childhood into a stable adult life. Lori voices her feelings and emotions through sarcastic comments as well as providing emphasis or relief to the situations. In the worst that life has to offer, Lori finds the humor in everything. For example, when the family’s clothes froze after an attempt to dry them on the porch, Lori comments “at least we don’t need to by starch”(177) referring to the stiffness of their clothes. Though the situation proves the
In the book, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls portrays her life searching for steady ground in a world of chaos, created by her alcoholic father and irresponsible mother. Lori, Jeannette’s oldest sister blazes the trail for her siblings escape from their whirlwind childhood into a stable adult life. Lori voices her feelings and emotions through sarcastic comments as well as providing emphasis or relief to the situations. In the worst that life has to offer, Lori finds the humor in everything. For example, when the family’s clothes froze after an attempt to dry them on the porch, Lori comments “at least we don’t need to by starch”(177) referring to the stiffness of their clothes. Though the situation proves the