The glass castle is a book about the harsh reality‘s of life and real unfortunate situations that children go through. The book is a memoir about Jeannette and her childhood going through neglect and being exposed to alcoholism, and abuse. It is a book about forgiving but not forgetting. It shows how the way you were or are raised effects the way you treat others such as how Rex and Rosemary were abused as children and now think it is ok to do it