The New York Times Review of The Glass Castle is valuable to those who read the memoir because it analyzes the characters Rex and Rose Mary Walls.
REX WALLS was a gifted, seductive and deeply damaged man whose ''little bit of a drinking situation'' made it impossible for him to hold the jobs (as a mining engineer and an electrician) he procured through a dazzling mix of prevarication and charismatic charm. Rose Mary Walls, a painter, writer, free spirit and self-styled ''excitement addict,'' entertained certain convictions about life in general and parenthood in particular that, all too predictably, helped pave the road to grief and disaster.
The New York Times Review helps readers understand Jeannette Walls' parents gives some insight on why they do what they do and adapt the unconventional parenting style. Readers can expand on these ideas to further analyze the characters.
Francine Prose “'The Glass Castle': Outrageous Misfortune.” The New York Times. 13 Mar. 2005.
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