The Themes Of Adversity In The Glass Castle

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The book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls showed a lot of themes having to do with adversity. I used to fit in pretty well in the world. Something changed though that made me an outcast. The Glass Castle was a good example of how Jeannette didn’t fit in, but through her adversity, she became a strong person. Up till middle school, it seemed like I fit in pretty well at school. I was decent at sports and I had a good amount of friends. Life was pretty good at the time and I was enjoying it. Once high school started, I could see a shift in my life. I had lost most friends from prior years, and I was not good at sports; I struggled to fit in. At the beginning of my freshman year, I was ready for whatever was going to be thrown at me. I was excited for the new school and the new opportunities. I had barely made the golf team but for some reason that did not faze me. I had friends from my prior years of schools and I was happy. The classes were easier than I thought they were going to be which was my biggest worry going in. Little did I know that my friendships were the biggest issue. A few months into my freshman year my friends had started to change. I had noticed it and I made a comment about it. This made them upset but they soon forgot about it. A few weeks …show more content…

These last four years have been rough on me but luckily there have been some lessons learned through it. I have just looked forward and moved on to greater things in life. I leave behind the bad and move on to the good. A good quote to describe my adventure through high school is when Jeannette is talking to her mother. The mother says, “ Things usually work out in the end,” to where Jeannette replies, “What if they don’t?” The mother answers with, “That just means you haven’t come to the end yet.” The quote describes my struggles in life and also brings hope for a happier

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