With Rex drunk and unemployed most of the time and Rose Mary focused on her art, there was never much money or guidance in the Walls household.Īll throughout her childhood, Jeannette and her siblings staved off starvation. He was an alcoholic and drank much of the family’s money away. He either quit or was fired for fighting with his superiors. Rex could never hold down a job for very long. He said they were checking out Rex Walls style. Her parents didn’t believe in western medicine, and after six weeks, Rex showed up and kidnapped her from the burn unit. The flames consumed half of her little body, and she received skin grafts at the hospital. One day, while Rose Mary painted in the next room, Jeannette’s dress caught on fire. She’d stand on a stool and stir the hot dogs in boiling water on the gas stove. This priority is what led three-year-old Jeannette to cook hot dogs by herself if she was hungry. In The Glass Castle, Rose Mary’s art was her priority, even over feeding her children.

Jeannette Walls’ mother, Rose Mary Walls, had a lifelong dream of being an artist and spent most of her time painting and what little money she had on art supplies. Jeannette’s siblings-an older sister, Lori, a younger brother, Brian, and later, a baby sister, Maureen-were often left to their own devices for sustenance. Life With Rose Mary Walls: Fend for Yourself

Keep reading to find out more about The Glass Castle’s Rose Mary Walls. Rose Mary Walls sometimes worked to provide for her children, but often let them go hungry and neglected. In The Glass Castle, Rose Mary Walls was the mother of Jeannette Walls. Who is Rose Mary Walls? What was her role in The Glass Castle, and how did Jeannette Walls feel about her? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform summary of 'The Glass Castle' by Jeannette Walls.

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