She started testing how long she could hold her finger over a candle flame and stared in awe at garbage fires in her neighborhood. Jeannette was back cooking hotdogs days after returning home. 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. She’s interested in how she can control fire, but is afraid of it when she realizes how dangerous it truly is. The fire symbolizes Jeannette’s fscination with control and chaos. Fire appears several times throughout the book. One examples of The Glass Castle‘s symbolism is fire. Read about each of these The Glass Castle symbols and their meanings as well as a brief summary of the symbol in the book. In The Glass Castle, symbolism is an important part of the book and is used to convey meaning in Jeannette’s life story. Read more about The Glass Castle, symbolism, and what major symbols mean. In The Glass Castle, symbolism is used to convey the deeper meaning of Jeannette’s experiences. What are examples of The Glass Castle symbolism? How is The Glass Castle symbolism used in the book and what does The Glass Castle represent? 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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