-Successful writer who overcame many obstacles
-Has a hidden identity "secret world"
-Embarrassed (like many others with the same past)
Challenges:
-Moving homes often
Not stable
jobs
As long as her dad can keep a job
“the
skedaddle”
-Cannot manage money
Her dad’s
alcohol problem
Her mom’s
inheritance money
Art
supplies
No food
Children
often hungry
-Sexual mistreatment
(Also
seen in “Push”)
Jeannette
and Billy/Uncle Stanley
Dad and
Green Lantern
Grandma
and Brian
-Sense of Hope
“glass
castle”
Positive
attitudes at difficult times
Mom wanted
to become artist
Dad
wanted to find gold
-Escapable
Moved to
NY
Saw mom
picking through garbage
Her “secret world”
embarrassed
-Sometimes it’s a Choice
Irresponsible
decisions
Desire to
live that way
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