The first Google Image that caught my eye was a picture of the children standing with their parents, staring up at their new run-down home together. I was immediately interested in the picture, because it reminded me of my family - overpowered by girls. I clicked on the picture, which took me to a news article titled, “Love, Somehow, Shines Through in The Glass Castle”. This was interesting to me because despite Jeanette’s desperate and difficult family situation, the article focused on the love between the family. The picture was a scene from the film released in 2017.
Another image that caught my eye was the night sky in the desert. A blog titled “Glass Castlez” described the scene of The Glass Castle, in which the desert and night sky are paramount details to explain Jeanette’s life. I’ve always felt a connection to this setting because the first half of the book takes place near my home.
Other images on websites show Frozen-esque castles or fan art depicting giant castles made of glass. Finally, many quotes have been made popular from the book. My personal favorite was at the top: “You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.”
Obviously these images give you good thematic entry points for analyzing the book. I’m glad you searched for popular quotes from the book. That fan art is interesting because of its amateur nature and somewhat idiosyncratic nature. Is it illustrating or deviating from the text?
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