The Glass Castle 18-21 Flashcards
How is Jeannette’s $10 Rolex symbolism?
of her past that she cannot shed. she tries to appear well-off but she can’t get rid of her past habits
Who is Mike?
Jeannette’s boss who was the owner, publisher, and editor in chief of The Phoenix
How is Mike important?
he encouraged Jeannette to go to college
Why did Lori take in Maureen?
Lori took in Maureen because Maureen had fallen off the porch and hit her head, which left a gruesome wound.
How did Rose Mary and Rex enter New York?
car broke down, traffic jam, everything flew out (furniture, clothes, art supplies)
How did Rex and Rose Mary become homeless in New York City?
Rex and Rose Mary became homeless because they were both kicked out of their children’s homes. Their van was also towed for parking in a no-parking zone, and they couldn’t get it back, so they lost their last place to sleep.
What did Rex get to thinking and studying about while in the hospital with TB?
Rex began to think and study about mortality and the nature of the cosmos while in the hospital with tuberculosis.
In present day New York (before Thanksgiving) what is Jeannette up to?
working and finishing her studies up at Barnard
In present day New York (before Thanksgiving) what is Lori up to?
illustrator for a comic book company
In present day New York (before Thanksgiving) what is Brian up to?
working as a warehouse man and serving in the auxilliary force before he reaches the age to work as a police officer
In present day New York (before Thanksgiving) what is Maureen up to?
living with Lori and attending highschool
In present day New York (before Thanksgiving) what are the parents up to?
nothing; still fooling around and living life without money
What did Jeannette gift her father for Christmas on their first Christmas together as a family in New York?
warm clothes (blue work pants, thick wool socks, steel-toed boots, thermal underwear)
Rex and Rose Mary get a new home. How?
live with squatters in a squat; so its free (abandoned building that is falling apart)
How did Rex and Rose Mary get electricity in their squat?
connected the building to an insulated cable that he’d hot-wired off a utility pole
Why was Jeannette worried to tell people she met through work the truth about her parents?
Jeannette was worried because she thought her reputation would crack and she would lose her job.
How much is Uncle Jim’s land?
1 million
Why was Maureen arrested?
she stabbed Rose Mary because Rose Mary kicked her out so she could be more independent
What story does Rex tell Jeannette when he is about to die? What does is the real situation?
got into a fistfight with Nigerian drug dealers that made him acquire a rare untreatable disease
his health is deteriorating from years of smoking and his alcoholism
How do Rex and Jeannette reconcile about the glass castle in their final conversation?
The two look back and recognize the downsides and upsides to the Glass Castle as a way to close up old untreated wounds.
Why did Jeannette leave Eric?
the fancy and orderly life of Park Avenue was not what she wanted. she wanted to be more on the move and spontaneous
he was also not the right man for her
Why was the Walls family getting together 5 years after Rex’s death for Thanksgiving?
The Walls family got together 5 years after Rex’s death for Thanksgiving because it was John who suggested the idea.
Who is Veronica?
Brian’s 8-year old daughter
Who is Charlie?
Brian’s bull mastiff
Who is Jessica?
John’s 15 yr old daughter from his first marriage
What had Brian become by the time of Thanksgiving?
A decorated sergeant detective, supervising a special unit that investigated organized crime.
What does John’s daughter, Veronica, say that Rose Mary does similarly to Jeannette?
John’s daughter, Veronica, says that Rose Mary laughs similarly to Jeannette.
Where did Rose Mary find her place of belonging?
Rose Mary found her place of belonging with the squatters.
Where did Jeannette move to after breaking up with Eric?
a small apartment on the West Side where she can see Venus
