The Glass Castle

Inquiry Question: How do the parenting styles of Jeannette's parents affect Jeannette and her siblings?

      The Glass Castle is a memoir. It's about Jeannette Walls, a girl who grew up in the Mojave Desert and West Virginia with parents who loved her, but weren't very protective of her. Her father was an alcoholic, and her mother had never really wanted a husband or kids and was disinclined to take responsibility for them. Their approach to parenting was unconventional and sometimes put Jeannette and her siblings in real danger, but they really did love their children.
     Jeannette's parents put them in danger more than once. Jeannette's first memory is of being three years old, trying to cook her own hot dogs, and suffering severe burns. She spent six weeks in the hospital (not nearly long enough) before her father, who disliked hospitals, sneaked her out "Rex Walls-style." Often, the kids didn't have enough to eat. Jeannette would eat out of trash cans at school because she didn't have enough money to buy lunch. Jeannette's parents made their kids' upbringings unstable.
     Even with their unstable parenting methods, Jeannette's parents did love their children. When he was sober, Jeannette's father was charismatic and sweet and taught his kids about astronomy and geometry at a young age. He kept plans with him for the "Glass Castle," a mansion he always wanted to build for his family made completely out of glass. Jeannette's mom was raised in a restrictive environment, and didn't want to put limits on herself or her children. She was occasionally a teacher, and refused to hit her students as punishment. They both really cared about the kids.
     The Glass Castle is about love. Jeannette's parents weren't perfect, and they weren't very safe, but they loved her and her siblings.

EDIT: This didn't post on time because it was scheduled for June 19th somehow?? Sorry!