Jeannette And The Child Abuse Essay - 1610 Words

Pains hurt Jeannette Walls. It hurts her physically and mentally. Especially when those pains are caused not just by physical harassment caused or those of sexual abuses she experienced or acknowledged happening to her and her family but also the dysfunctionality of her family. The way Jeannette processed and respond to all the misfortunes and abuses of life hints us a rather insightful view of how perceptions and knowledge shape certain prejudices and judgments upon another person s circumstance. As a human, we tend to recoil from pains, Jeannette was no exception yet her reactions are childish and rather too instinctive. One of the earliest encounters was Billy Deel. His constant declaration of false truths creates to people s†¦show more content†¦To stop him, I put my hand down there, and when I touched it, I knew what it was, even though I had never touched one before.† () Here, the conception of guilt and responsibility becomes blurry as it could be the blame on Jeannette as she is incapable of defending herself against the sexual assailant. Nevertheless, she has no knowledge of sexual harassment that she could have used to protect herself by shouting out. At this point, we can relate the essence of the dilemma to the paradoxical psychology of how we react as a human to hazing and harassment in life. Just as how Jeannette instinctively react by herself, refused to call out for help from the beginning, we human make the same mistakes. Kids get bullied all the time and choose to remain silent of shame and in fear of the bully while the simplest solution is to find adults, teachers or friends who are capable of defending them. Even as adults, we tend to try to handle conflicts with colleagues and bosses by taking problems on our hand while the more scientifically efficient way is to seek out a pacifier who could help. It’s how we lack the knowledge of how it would turn out that we are afraid and unable to employ the better solution to a problem. It’s also how we are prone to the temptation of individualism eve n though we are better to thrive in collectivism as a whole. It’s the illusion of if each individual grows as its best then the whole will grow as well yet we forget the costs toShow MoreRelatedTheme Of Alcoholism In The Glass Castle977 Words   |  4 PagesESSAY - BY KAYLA FOSTER AND LANE MCCARTHY What is alcoholism and how does it severely affect people? It is a chronic condition characterized by uncontrolled drinking and preoccupation with alcohol. In The Glass Castle, Jeannette’s father Rex, is an alcoholic. We assume he enjoys drinking when on page nine, Jeannette recalls her father smelling of whiskey. â€Å"As he held me close, I breathed in his familiar smell of Vitalis, whiskey, and cigarette smoke. It reminded me of home.† While it is concerningRead MoreAlcoholism and the Effects on Family Essay1593 Words   |  7 PagesChris Landry Prof. Horowitz Synthesis Essay 10/26/07 Alcoholism and the Effects on a Family Alcoholism, although thought mostly of its impact on the alcoholic themselves, it is also a very present problem in the ruining of his or her friends and their families lives. Someone who may be a fully functional, great person to his or her family may be extremely dangerous, dishonest, and destructive while they are under the influence of alcohol. This instance occursRead MorePoverty in America1874 Words   |  8 Pagesfactors include socio-economic status, mental illness, family values and work ethics, to name a few. In this essay, I will be examining these factors as they are discussed in the book, The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (referred to as Glass Castle throughout essay), as well as in the article Poverty in America from the Congressional Digest, December 2010 (referred to as Census throughout the essay). When children are born into poverty, it is the only life they know. They often grow up to either seeRead MoreFeed The Children1830 Words   |  8 Pagesfactors include socio-economic status, mental illness, family values and work ethics, to name a few. In this essay, I will be examining these factors as they are discussed in the book, The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls (referred to as Glass Castle throughout essay), as well as in the article Poverty in America from the Congressional Digest, December 2010 (referred to as Census throughout the essay). When children are born into poverty, it is the only life they know. They often grow up to either see