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The Glass Castle

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Question 1

1.

Why is the narrator ashamed of and hiding from her mom in excerpt #1? What does this say about her as a person?

Question 2

2.

From excerpt #1:
What examples of IMAGERY can you find within the excerpt? You need at least 2 different examples. One example can be sound, while the other can be vision or any other combination. This response should be 2 paragraphs with at least 5 sentences per paragraph (intro, embedded quote, commentary, and conclusion)

Please provide specific examples AND specific evidence as back up.

Question 3

3.

Directions: Watch the following video clip

Question 4

4.

Compare the tone of the scene in the movie clip to the tone of the scene in excerpt #2 of the book?

Question 5

5.

What is the purpose of imagery in literature? Why might Jeannette Walls have used imagery in the book?

Based on what you have read and analyzing the title of the novel, what does the glass castle symbolize?

broken promises

family

heroism 

impossible dreams