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The Glass Castle By Brendan Smith - Coggle Diagram
The Glass Castle
By Brendan Smith
Plot Points
A major plot point is the moment when Jeanette asks her dad to stop drinking for her. He ended up failing, but Jeanette still tried.
A big part of the story was when Jeanette found out her father took her money out of the piggy bank. This marked the confirmed moment that she will leave for New York.
Another major plot point was when Jeanette was unable to pay for college, then her dad came and gave her one thousand dollars.
Differences
In the book the story was told straightforward. It began when she was young and continued on, while the movie skipped around a lot.
In the movie Jeanette had an argument with her father and it caused her to not talk to her parents for a long period of time. The book on the other hand didn't have the argument at all.
In the movie the family was actually starting to build the foundation of the glass castle. While in the book it had no such information.
The book had multiple important scenes with a kid named Billy, one of them being where Billy tries to shoot the walls family and the kids were forced to fight back.
The book developed Brian's character far more. The movie really focused completely on Jeanette and her dad, but the book showed how Brian and Lori changed as well.
In the book, Jeanette's geode held a certain place in her heart causing her to take it everywhere they moved. The movie did not show this.
The movie completely missed the part about Jeanette talking back to her mother and being spanked.
The movie added the scene of Brian and Erma a room alone.
Similarities
In both the book and the movie, the family did what was called the 'Rex special', where they took Jeanette out of the hospital without permission
The actors and actresses chosen for the movie portrayed the characters personalities very well. They were able to create the same emotions as described in the book.
Both showed the dads terrible alcohol addiction and showed all the negative affects it had on the family.
The movie and the book had the same moral, that being that some people have life indescribably ruff. The story is about how the family is able to persivere and adapt to make a life for themselves.
In both the book and the movie Maureen had very little to do with the story. She didn't really do much in either, she was just there.
The book and the movie both moved extremely quickly through the main characters life. The movie went so fast it was hard to keep track of, while the book moved a little slower.
Personal Response
I personally liked the book better. First, I didn't like the way that the movie took important scenes out from the story. Secondly, I am not a fan of stories that skip around a lot, and the movie skipped all over the place. Finally, the book did a much better job of building the problem up and showing how unstable the father was.
I learned that peoples lives in the real world are not all sunshine and rainbows, usually a lesson is taught but in a mythical situation for fictional books.This book related to the crucible because the dad believed that the families accusations of him were a witch hunt. One thing I learned about myself in this book, is I know that I want to be a far better parent than the parents in this book.