Novel Journal- The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle is an amazing book. I started reading it thinking I probably wouldn't like it but I've found it so interesting and  insightful. My favorite character so far is the dad, Rex Walls. His way of looking at the world and teaching his children important life lessons is very intuitive and fun. When his daughter, Jeannette, thinks there is a monster in her room he goes on a demon hunt with her. While on the demon hunt he tells her "They love to frighten people, but the minute you stare them down, they turn tail and run. 'All you have to do, Mountain Goat, is show old Demon that you're not afraid.'". He teaches his daughter through a story that in life you have to face your demons and if you run away they just get worse and worse. He looks at life as an adventure and his kids mean the world to him. When we look at his parenting skills we may think of him as a bad father but his outlook on life is just a little different. They are a poor family and for Christmas they couldn't afford presents so their dad took them out and said "pick out your favorite star". He loved his kids so much and when he couldn't give them presents he came up with the idea of giving them a star. This shows he wants to give the world to them, and he can, he just has to be a little creative. Rex Walls may not be a good father in some peoples eyes but I think he's a great Dad in his own way.

Moral Dilemma

I chose to save Mrs. Ada Artlover. She had a family and friends. The Mona Lisa didn't have either. Mrs. Artlover was an active member in the community; plus she was a human being and the Mona Lisa was just a painting. The Mona Lisa may be a famous art icon but I've personally never really been into art and I would much rather save a human being. Even though I would probably get alot of hate mail from art lovers Mrs. Ada Artlover is a much more fulfilling task. Mrs. Ada Artlover is a living human being whereas the Mona Lisa is just a famous painting. I saved Mrs. Ada Artlover because she is a human being and her family would be very appreciative. However Mrs. Ada Artlover was an avid art lover and I'm sure she would fight you if you tried to grab her instead of The Mona Lisa but Grabbing a human being is much more fulfilling.