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The Glass Castle Study Guide

by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle study guide contains a biography of Jeannette Walls, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The Glass Castle details the story of Jeannette Walls and her family. Constantly short on cash and food, the family moves around the country frequently and tries to re-settle. Though the family is dysfunctional, the memoir communicates itself without condemning either of the Walls parents. Humor frequently imbues the work with a light-spirited tone.

For the first half of the work, the family lives in various mining towns on the West Coast of America. This part of the work is characterized by frequent moves from town to town. As Jeannette grows up in the desert she is enchanted by the limitless bounds of nature and the fantasies her father dreams up for her and her siblings. While living in the desert Jeannette begins a rock collection and…

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• The Glass Castle Summary
• About The Glass Castle
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Quotes and Analysis
• Summary and Analysis of Part 1: A Woman on the Street
• Summary and Analysis of Part 2: The Desert
• Summary and Analysis of Part 3: Welch
• Summary and Analysis of Part 4: New York City and Part 5:Thanksgiving
• The Walls Family Travels
• Related Links on The Glass Castle
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• The Glass Castle: Major Themes
• The Glass Castle: Questions
• The Glass Castle: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• Jeannette Walls: Biography