Assignment #10 Double Entry Journal Glass Castle
Rex chasing down a pregnant Rose Mary at night in the desert, while his children are in the backseat begging him to stop.
This chapter shows clearly and coherently the poor impulse control the father has. This incident is sparked by a small disagreement which turns into an almost tragic event. Rex doesn’t seem to take into consideration that his wife is heavily pregnant nor the effect this incident will have on his children who are an unwilling but captive audience. This is truly the act of a deranged antisocial individual.
Differing reactions to Erma’s death, from the children’s glee to the father’s and mother’s surprise at their children jubilation.
This vignette shows the reader the generational differences in the Walls family in reference to the respect children should have for their elders. In Rex’s and Rose Mary’s generation children would never act they way their children acted at the news of Erma’s death. Of course the children were justified in having their cheerful reaction; Erma attempted to sexually abuse Brian and was an all around horrible person. Even so Rex and Rose Mary could not accept their children disrespecting their elders. The reason for this, in my opinion, was because this might mean the children were one step closer to losing respect for their parents and being respected by their children was one of the only things the parents had left.
Jeannette’s wish for Rex to stop drinking and the method employed to make him sober.
The author was able to tell that her father was an alcoholic at 10 years of age and to tell him that her birthday wish was for him to stop drinking. This shows either how comfortable she was with her dad, or how bad the alcoholism must have been. The means used are just as amazing. The way it’s described reads like an exorcism, with the dad tied to the bed screaming and writhing in pain, although with no priest. However the author has described her mother as being a “devout” Catholic so it might have been an exorcism, Walls style.
This chapter shows clearly and coherently the poor impulse control the father has. This incident is sparked by a small disagreement which turns into an almost tragic event. Rex doesn’t seem to take into consideration that his wife is heavily pregnant nor the effect this incident will have on his children who are an unwilling but captive audience. This is truly the act of a deranged antisocial individual.
Differing reactions to Erma’s death, from the children’s glee to the father’s and mother’s surprise at their children jubilation.
This vignette shows the reader the generational differences in the Walls family in reference to the respect children should have for their elders. In Rex’s and Rose Mary’s generation children would never act they way their children acted at the news of Erma’s death. Of course the children were justified in having their cheerful reaction; Erma attempted to sexually abuse Brian and was an all around horrible person. Even so Rex and Rose Mary could not accept their children disrespecting their elders. The reason for this, in my opinion, was because this might mean the children were one step closer to losing respect for their parents and being respected by their children was one of the only things the parents had left.
Jeannette’s wish for Rex to stop drinking and the method employed to make him sober.
The author was able to tell that her father was an alcoholic at 10 years of age and to tell him that her birthday wish was for him to stop drinking. This shows either how comfortable she was with her dad, or how bad the alcoholism must have been. The means used are just as amazing. The way it’s described reads like an exorcism, with the dad tied to the bed screaming and writhing in pain, although with no priest. However the author has described her mother as being a “devout” Catholic so it might have been an exorcism, Walls style.
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