The Glass Castle Lesson Plan

What makes Rex and Rose Mary good parents? What makes them bad parents?

Some students may note that the parents encourage independence and support intellectual pursuits, that the kids are extremely smart and their ideas are supported. Others may observe that Rex's alcoholism severely damages the family and that Rose Mary's insistence on doing things exactly her way is more selfish than supportive, that both parents seem to be attending more to their own needs and desires than those of their children. Although the family is poor, they do have deep knowledge and ideals; however, it seems that the parents choose poverty for their children. Lori, Brian's, and Jeannette's...