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The Glass Castle Part IV, Chapter 3 Summary

How It All Goes Down

  • Mom says that "being homeless is an adventure" (4.3.6), so don't feel bad for her.
  • Jeannette often gets into arguments with classmates and teachers about homeless people. "I think that maybe sometimes people get the lives they want" (4.3.19), she says, starting one argument in a class.
  • Yet Jeannette never admits that her own parents are homeless.