Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle


In the novel "The Glass Castle", the title relates to the family and there father in the story. Characteristics of glass castles are they would be breakable; they might shatter and be destroyed; and they are transparent. Since there transparent, they would make you feel very vulnerable; any body could see in and watch what ever you may be doing. The characteristics of a regular castle are they are very safe and reliable; they could protect you from the elements. However living in a glass castle would be unsafe because if you were in a storm you might get rocks through your walls. Those are the characteristics of a glass castle and a regular castle. The idea of the glass castle relates to there lives in that there lives are as vulnerable as the castle would be.

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