Overcoming Childhood Struggles: A Tale of Resilience

Thesis:

Even though it’s hard to mend broken pieces, it is possible for parents to build strong children despite the problems they face. Jeannette becomes an independent girl inspire of her parents lack of attention which makes her fend for herself.

Introduction

Jeanette had somewhat of an usual childhood compared to other kids in the United States. Where most kids don’t have to worry about if there are going to school or the money problems that come up, nevertheless Jeannette has to worry. Jeannette have to deal with her self center mother , her eccentricity father , her older sister that does not protect her and her brother that give up almost everything for her. Jeannette overcome it all and become the strong woman that all reader will believe she is .

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As her dad could never choose between drinking or raising a child , but shouldn’t that be easy ? Of course on the ground that as a caring parent one chooses their family well being and happiness over their own selfish needs. Together Jeannette and her siblings experience lack of care and attention from their irresponsible Parents. As she states “ I had been counting on Mom and Dad to get us out, but I now know I had to do it on my own.” At that moment she had began to lose hope in her parents, and decided to take matters into her own hands. Not to mention the self centered woman they had as a mother. She exclaims, “why spend the afternoon making a meal that will be gone in an hour, When in the same amount of time, I can do a painting that will last forever ? She put her own selfish needs before her children 's need. Is that a mother someones want ? One, where you can’t even rely on for a hot cooked meal ? I think not! Despite the difficulties jeannette face, she’d still overcome