The Glass Castle is the 2005 memoir by the American author Jeannette Walls. In it, Walls recounts her deeply dysfunctional yet vibrant upbringing, emphasizing her resilience and her father's attempts toward redemption. Despite her family dynamic's profound flaws, the unconditional love held by her family allowed Walls to develop and maintain a fierce determination to create her own successful life, separate from them. The title refers to her father's ultimate promise, which was never fulfilled, to build their dream house, a glass castle. The Glass Castle has received positive feedback for Walls' balanced viewpoint on the positives and negatives of her childhood. However, the memoir has faced controversy, leading The Glass Castle to be #9 on the Office for Intellectual Freedom's list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books in 2012. Noted reasons for challenging the book include its "offensive language" and being "sexually explicit."
| Author | Jeannette Walls |
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Preceded by | Dish: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip |
| Followed by | Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel |
About The Glass Castle
A real life depiction of a girl's childhood living in poverty and within a dysfunctional home. The film is based on the memoir of the same name by Jeannette Walls.
Achievement of The Glass Castle
The movie was filmed in Welch, West Virginia, USA. Jennifer Lawrence was originally considered for the role of Jeannette Walls, which later went to Brie Larson.
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Creative nonfiction - Creative nonfiction is a genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives.. Memoirs - A memoir is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual.. Memoirs about alcoholism.. American autobiographies.. American memoirs.
Latest information about The Glass Castle updated on July 28 2021.
