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The Glass Castle Part III, Chapter 23 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • Two filmmakers from New York City go to Welch High to show movies.
  • Lori and Jeannette decide that they will one day move to New York City.
  • Lori and Jeannette name their piggy bank Oz and start putting all the money they can inside it.
  • One day over the winter, Dad comes home with a new car.
  • Jeannette wonders why he didn't use the money to buy food and clothes, but she realizes there's nothing she can do about it.
  • The family uses the car to go to craft fairs, and Mom is able to sell a few paintings.