GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#1 -2: on a separate sheet
respond to the following prompt in 2 CEL
paragraphs
• Why are the following quotes significant?
“I would have been happy staying in that
hospital forever” (12).
“You don’t have to worry anymore, baby,”
Dad said. You’re safe now.” (14)
• What is one example of irony in this
reading? Please explain.
• What is one important thing that was
revealed about the narrator in this
reading? Please explain.
GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#3-4: on a separate sheet
respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL
paragraph
The title The Glass Castle has multiple
meanings. What are they?
Why is the following quote significant?
“When the sun was in the sky, the sand would
be so hot that it would burn your feet if you
were the kind of kid who wore shoes, but since
we always went barefoot, our soles were as
tough and thick as cowhide” (21).
GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#5: on a separate sheet
respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL
paragraph
Walls’ description of her father is filled
with irony – please choose one specific
moment of irony to explore in a CEL
paragraph. (pages 17 – 31 only)
• What is one example of irony in this
reading? Please explain.
• How did the Dad justify giving his
children stars (or in Jeanette’s case
Venus) for Christmas?
• What is one important thing that was
revealed about the narrator in this
reading? Please explain.
GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT#6-7: on a separate sheet
respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL
paragraph
• Describe the symbolism of the Joshua
Tree.
• What is the significance of the following
quote:
“I wondered if the fire had been out to get
me. I wondered if all fire was related, like
Dad said all humans were related…” (34).
GLASS CASTLE – PROMPT #8: on a separate sheet
respond to the following prompt in 1 CEL
paragraph
• What is the significance of the following
quote:
“I wanted to hug him, but that would have
been too weird” (45).
• The father is constantly disappointing his
family and then he redeems himself – what
example, from this reading, do you believe
most represents this cycle?
• What did you find ironic or symbolic from
this reading?
• What is one important thing that was
revealed about the narrator in this reading?
Please explain.
GLASS CASTLE – Writing Prompt #9
On a separate sheet of paper respond to the
following prompt in 1 CEL paragraph
• Choose one of the following quotes to explore. What
is its significance? Is it symbolic? Ironic? How does it
contribute to the narrator’s development or another
character’s development?
• “I picked out a single geode, its insides coated
with tiny white crystals, and held it in both
hands” (90).
• “’If we’re so special,’ he said slowly, ‘why don’t
you…’ His words petered out’” (95).
• “You can’t kill something just because it’s wild”
(106)