The novel The Glass Castle, by
Jeanette Walls, should be a challenged book. The Glass Castle should
be challenged because the characters make immoral choices, show the terrible
consequences of vulgar language and actions, but the story shows the morals of
being content with ones own life.
The Glass Castle has a good moral
that shows happiness with ones self. Jeanette always wants to help her
parents and give them a better life. Lori and Brian have tried to help Rex and
Rose Mary Walls. Jeanette says, “Lori convinced me that dropping out [to
help my parents] was a lame-brained idea… Mom and Dad, Brian pointed out, had
options” (Walls258). Lori and Brian are correct that Jeanette should stop
trying to help her parents. Jeanette has tried to help both her mother and
father by giving them money and they both had rejected it. Lori and Brian both
“point out” that helping their parents is a “lame- brained” plan because they
will not accept the help. The “idea” is very generous but Jeanette’s parents
simply do not want it. The “options” that Rex and Rose Mary have can give them
plenty of money but they want to live that type of lifestyle. Jeanette finally
accepts the fact that her parents want to live like this. This lets Jeanette
see that her happiness is different from her parent’s happiness. Jeanette can
now see that her mom and dad are content with their lifestyle.
I have not read this book and I can see why you would choose the book to be challenged. You stated that the moral of the book was that the characters should be happy with themselves. This is especially shown in your analysis with the parents. Their pride was more powerful than their children's money. You are stating that moral is more impactful than any of the vulgar language, immoral choices, and terrible consequences contained in this book, which is explained very well in the analysis.
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