'If that was true, I'd be Hercules by now,' Lori said." (Halls 179) "'Just remember,' Mom said after examining the blisters, 'what doesn't kill you will make you stronger.' I appreciated she was there for Jeannette, as that allowed an early source for Jeannette to seek a better life, but it's sad that she went right back to struggling with her family and mother so quickly.
After everything that happened, she allowed Rosemary to live with her for months, when there is only so much you should put up with before putting your foot down. She says she likes books because they're good escapes, which stood out to me as a cynical but important quote for how she feels about her life.Īs a character, I respected Lori in The Glass Castle, but the sympathy she had for Rosemary never ceased to irritate me. By her apparent dissatisfaction, she's giving Jeannette the opportunity to understand their lives. 'If you spend one night in some town, did you live there?'" (Halls 29)Įven this early on in the novel, Lori is the only one questioning the life that they are living. 'That depends on what you mean by 'lived',' she said. "'How many places have we lived?' I asked Lori.
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