In this section of The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Jeannette takes on many hardships. One of the most prominent hardships that she had to overcome was when the door on her car swung open, and she fell out onto the road. She sat on the road watching as her car drove away and thinking that they weren't coming back for her, and maybe that they were better off without her. This stood out to me as a representation of how much harder her life is than most other children’s lives her age. No child should ever think or have to worry that their parents might just decide to not come back for them. In my life, I had been fortunate enough to not have had to experience many hardships that are anything close to what Jeannette had to go through during her childhood. One of them that has had an impact on me in particular is living so far away from my extended family, especially my mom’s side. It has shaped me into who I am because it has taught me to not take time with them for granted. Even if sometimes I might feel like I’d rather hang out with my friends then have to take a trip down to see my family, I know that since I don’t get to see them very often, I have to take the time that I can get.
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