The-Glass-Castle

TheGlassCastleThisbookwaswrittenbyJeanetteWalls,afamousjournalistfromAmerica,whofirstlytoldtheworldherexperienceofherhousehold’sbackground,whichwasrarelyseenandverydifferent.ThenovelwassaidthattherewerefourchildreninJeanette’sfamily.Herfather’ssocialismandindependencebroughtthewholefamilybothintomisfortuneandsalvage.Atfirst,theylivedinawaylikingnomadictribesandwanderedfromplacetoplacearoundthedesertsofwest.Sometimetheyevensleptonthemountains..Herfather,amanofgreatcharmingandoftalent,wouldengagedtheimaginationofhischildrenandteachthemphysicsandgeography,especiallyteachthemhowtoembracethelifewhenhedidnotdrinkatall.Hisgreatplanwastobuildaglasscastle,adreamlikehome.Butithadnotbeenrealized.Hermotherwaslostherselfintodrawingandwriting,whocouldnotbeartothesimplelifeofsupportingthewholefamily.Theyenjoyedthevagrantlifewithpure,happy,riskyandhopefulinsmalltownsinArizona,CaliforniaandNevada.Mighttheenthusiasminvagrantlifehadbeenweakened,theysettleddowninamineraltowninWestVirginia.Thehousetheylivedinwaswithoutelectricityandotherequipment,whichwasdangerous.Thechildrenlivedinlackoffoodandbeinglaughedatbyotherchildren.Buttheystruggledforthis,theyprotectedtheirparentsandfamily.However,theirfatherwasbonthedrinkandmotherwasondrawing.Thechildrentookcareofeachotherandstoodtheharmtheirparentsbroughtto.ThetriedtheirbesttosavedmoneyandhavefledthefamilytoNewYork.TheirparentssooncametoNewYork,too.Buttheystilllivedinvagrantlife.Butinfact,theirmotherhasavalueofonemilliondollarsofaland,butsheinsistedwanderingwasakindofadventure.Intheendthechildrenhadthelifetheyneeded.AsfarasIamconcerned,Ilearnavarietyofbeautifultruthofthisworld’streasure.IthinkthatthetruthandthemeaningoflifeJeanettehadlearntbroughtusmanyreflectionandintrospection.Anditalsopromptedustocareforourownlivesandtherightsideofthefamily,lover.Wecanmorefullyrecognizethatloveisatopiclikethis.Wallsfilledwithadventureandaninterestinglifeexperiences,letusalsotickledpink.Ibelievethatthebookcanbringjoytoreadersaswell.JeanetteWallsusedaccurateandelegantwordstodescribehersadchildhoodturbulentpast.Thisbookisinterestingandsad,fullofbothwarmthandcookies.Shesufferedthepovertyandfires,butintheendsheledherownliveswhichshewantedto.“Darknessisajourney,lightistheplacetogo.Thathasneverandwillnevercomeisthetruemeaningofthekingdomofheaven.”Thissentenceisonthefirstpageofthebook,Iwasdeepinthought.Ithinkitnotonlytellsuswhattheemotionthewriterexpressed,butalsotellsushowtofacetheharmlife.Onthewhole,Ithinkeveryonewhoreadthisbookwillbemoved.Ihavebeenimpactedbythisbookandlearnedthevarietyofbeautifultruthtreasure.