Who is it?
Jeannette’s brilliant but alcoholic father who dreams of building a glass house (Full Name req.).
Who is Rex Walls?
Popular desert plant that represents strength and beauty in harsh conditions.
What is a Joshua Tree?
What does Jeannette cook at the age of three and severely burn herself with?
What are hot dogs?
Despite hardship, the siblings show this type of strong _____to each other.
What is loyalty/bond?
Rex refuses to do this consistently, contributing to instability, or is unable to hold one.
What is a job/work?
Jeannette’s artistic mother who resists responsibility and prioritizes freedom (Full name req.)
Who is Rose Mary Walls?
Rex’s grand but never-built dream home symbolizes hope and illusion.
What is the Glass Castle?
Jeannette leaves home for this city to start a new life.
What is New York City?
Jeannette and the other siblings demonstrate this by overcoming their upbringing (begins with an "r").
What is resilience?
Rose Mary resists this type of responsibility with her children throughout the book.
What is parental/parent/mother?
Protective older sister who saves money to move to New York, and also aspires to be an artist (Full name req.).
Who is Lori Walls?
Jeannette longs for this type of place when she stays in the hospital.
The mother asks Jeannette and her fiance for this shocking amount of money.
What is a million dollars?
Rex embodies this destructive behavior.
What is addiction/alcoholism?
The father has always valued this and thats why he rebels against authority figures.
What is freedom?
The Walls child who struggles emotionally and sees scary faces in the night (full name req.).
Who is Maureen Walls?
Represents both danger and fascination due to Jeannette’s childhood accident.
What is fire?
The father gives his children this as a Christmas gift instead of presents.
What are stars/a planet (Venus)?
The memoir explores this idea about______ vs. storytelling.
What is the truth/reality?
The parents have always valued ________ so that the kids are not reliant on others.
What is independence?
The loyal brother who grows up to be a police officer (Full name req.).
Who is Brian Walls?
The hole Rex digs for the foundation symbolizes broken promises because it is...
What is unfinished/incomplete?
The family relocates here, where poverty and hardship intensify.
Where is Welch?
The Walls’ lifestyle challenges this American ideal.
What is the American Dream?
Despite an untraditional approach the family has always valued _______ as a way to better understand the "real" world.
What is education/school?
Second child & died at nine months old.
Who is Mary Charlene Walls?
Jeannette’s nickname, highlighting her independence, survival skills, and ability to thrive in challenging environments.
What is Mountain Goat?
The family is finally able to talk about their childhood and experiences fondly during this holiday towards the end of the novel.
What is Thanksgiving?
This theme topic explains how Jeannette can both critique her upbringing and still express empathy for her parents without fully condemning them (begins with an "f").
What is forgiveness?
______is defined by the parents by their deliberate rejection of societal norms, prioritizing personal freedom, and artistic expression, over conventionality (think of "non...").
What is nonconformity?