The Glass Castle Presentation Outline

• Introduction - What do you consider to be poverty? Poverty in the US.
• Did the Walls family choose poverty, or was it a result of unfortunate circumstances
• The idea of selfishness - Distrust of the state?
• A nation of helping yourself? The American Dream being challenged.
• Social issues: Alcoholism, Abuse, Mental Health
• Loss of Childhood. In what ways does Jeanette Walls' childhood differ to one you would typically expect in America?
• Conclusion. The relevance of the Glass Castle now. Was the Glass Castle a fair and accurate representation of poverty in the United States?