The Glass Castle Mini Movie

So I watched that little video about Jeannette Walls that Ms.H has posted on her blog. First I'd like to start off by saying that my internet was not cooperating at all and got me very upset, so I had to watch the video 5 seconds at a time. So I apologize if I butcher any of the meanings of Ms. Walls' words.

Ok, now I'd like to use a quote that Ms.H said in class the other day. "A dysfunctional family, the gift that keeps on giving." How appropriate. I mean honestly, a normal family is a boring memoir. The things that happened to the Walls children is quite different and makes for a great memoir. There is so much going on in the book that I almost feel overwhelmed. Sometimes I want to explain a small scene of the book to my mom, but I can't explain that little part without explaining half the chapter before it. It's crazy how it's all tied together.

Next I'd like to quote one of my friends. The other day she said "You shouldn't care what other people think. Don't let their opinions influence you." And I wish I could live by that motto, but I can't. I know I'm affected by peer pressure, media pressure, etc. So anyway...this made me think of Rex and Rose Mary Walls. They never seemed to care what anyone thought of them. I think Ms. Walls hits the nail on the head when she talks in the video about seeing her mother on the street when she was on her way to the party. I believe this is also the first scene in the book . She recalls being nervous about people asking her why this homeless woman knows her, and she said she would be embarrassed of what other people think. And this quote come to mind. You shouldn't care what other people think. You should care what you think of yourself. Jeannette's mother was happy living on the streets and no one else's opinion could change that.

I started writing this post a few days ago and stopped to think. So if I contradict myself or anything of the sort, I apologize in advance. I was just on NiceNet [ok, call me a nerd] and I looked at the page for the 12A class reading "The Glass Castle". Only one person had posted so far and they wrote about how it was a little slow in the beginning. I reassured them that it would turn out to be a great book. I wrote about how the attitudes of the entire family plays a big part in the story. The father seemed optimistic at times, like when he wasn't drunk. The mother went from one extreme to the other. I just thought that this little video tied together what I was trying to say. Have a good attitude and don't worry about what other people think about you, just worry about what you think of yourself.

Ok, I think I'm done.