Sunday, September 25, 2016
Glass Castle Blog post #1
My favorite character so far from The Glass Castle is the mom because she stood up for her kids around the dad when he was drunk and mean to them. Also she doesn't let anything happen to them no matter how messed up her morals are. What I feel shows good characterization for her is "She had tied rags around her shoulders to keep out the spring chill and was picking through the trash while her dog, black-and-white terrier mix, played at her feet. Mom's gestures were all familiar - the way she tilted her head and thrust out her lower lip when studying items of potential value that she'd hoisted out of the Dumpster, the way her eyes sunk deep into their sockets ... Her cheekbones were still high and strong, but the skin was parched and ruddy from all those winters and summers exposed to the elements." when I read this it helped me to see in my mind what exactly she looked like. I could imagine that her skin was dry, and I could imagine all of the clothes she was wearing were not of the best quality and probably a little dirty because she was homeless. It would be fun to write a description of my oldest brother Greg. I haven't seen him in a year but as i remember him he wears a beard and he always is happy and smiling even if there is no reason to. I also remember he wore a sweater with a shirt underneath to keep warm on the cold days. He lives his day like it could be his last always having fun and not caring what anyone thinks. His hair is shaggy but not so shaggy that it looks unprofessional or undone. Also he is very adventurous always wanting to take risk to do something new. Those are the characteristics I would use to describe my brother.
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You offered such an empathetic reading of the character of Walls' mom - a testament to the author's description, yes, but also to your perception about human beings. When do you think you'll see Greg again?
ReplyDeleteI really like how you made the description of Mom to your brother, Greg. The descriptive words used to describe the mom from "Glass Castle" reminds me of Mami from "When I Was Puerto Rican," as she was also caring and confident towards her children.
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ReplyDeleteI really liked how you described the mom. To be honest, she really wasn't my favorite character because like you said, her morals are kind of messed up. I get that sometimes you have to think about yourself. But if you had all those kids, and a husband who was abusive, drunk all of the time, and rude to your children, wouldn't you do something about it? When they were in West Virginia, while their kids were having to eat cat food for dinner, the dad was spending money on booze, and the mom was spending it on chocolate bars.
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