"The transparent palace that Walls's father often promised to build for his children functions as a metaphor for another fanciful construct, the carefree facade with which two people who were (to say the least) unsuited to raise children camouflaged their struggle to survive in a world for which they were likewise ill-equipped."In the article "Reading Between The Lines" York offers a brief analysis of The Glass Castle, which is valuable to those who read the memoir because it discusses the symbolism of the Glass Castle and how it is a metaphor for Jeanette Walls parents' parenting style and lifestyle.
For a long time growing up Jeannette believed her father's myth and believed that he would eventually build the castle and their family would live in it one day. Yet when she starts to grow up, her hopes of living in the glass castle fade and she starts to see the world and her parents for what they truly are.
This article is a good evaluation of these points and is a valuable read for anyone who reads The Glass Castle.
York, Erin. "Reading Between The Lines." Phi Kappa Phi Forum 92.4 (2012): 7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.
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