Tara answers “why is it named a glass castle...”

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why is it named a glass castle anyways? it doesnt have anything to do with the book! now i get what the saying "dont judge a book by its cover" means!

Tara glass castle = broken promises

Her father was constantly saying, "Have I ever let you down?"
The glass Castle was the grandiose of promises the father m…moreglass castle = broken promises

Her father was constantly saying, "Have I ever let you down?"
The glass Castle was the grandiose of promises the father made.
From the start of the book to the end of the book Jeannettes vision and hope for the glass castle changed.

I think it was a perfect title, in my opinion.(less)

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Lucy Broken promises. Perfect answer.
Mar 27, 2017 08:38AM · flag

Mikayla In the beginning of the book Rex says that he is going to build the family a 'glass castle', and that that was his major plan to get them out of the d ...more
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