“She had light brown […] deep red lipstick. She looked just like a movie star.“ By using similes just like this through her book she allows her memoir to come alive. The use of this literary device and many others through her book, it brings the story to a more relatable point. (Post 2)

One major theme in the glass castle is, the theme of resilience. Throughout a very chaotic and unstable childhood Jeannette never stops being resilient and always finds a way to survive. She is a dynamic character, learning from her life and making her own way. She is such an impressive woman who no matter what builds her own way in her own life.